Usage Note
Tavolozza refers both to the physical painter's palette (the flat board holding pigments) and metaphorically to a 'range of colors' or 'color scheme': una tavolozza di colori vivaci ('a palette of vibrant colors'). It is a diminutive of tavola ('board/table') and its double l must be held when pronouncing. The plural is regular: tavolozze.
Examples
"Il pittore pulisce la tavolozza dopo ogni sessione."
Natural Translation
The painter cleans the palette after each session.
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