how to pronounce fresco

/ˈfɹɛskoʊ/

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fresco is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of fresco in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… liturgical drama al fresco not so fast …”

meanings of fresco

noun:

The technique used to make such an artwork.
A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.

verb:

To paint using fresco.

fresco frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word fresco occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics fresco can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that fresco can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;