Usage Note
Metallico describes both literal metal-like quality (a suono metallico, metallic sound) and color (grigio metallico, metallic grey). It agrees with its noun: feminine metallica, plural metallici/metalliche.
Examples
"La vernice ha un colore metallico."
Natural Translation
The paint has a metallic color.

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