claroscuro

Calque of Italian chiaroscuro. Compare Galician clarescuro. Equivalent to claro +‎ oscuro.

• IPA^(key): /klaɾosˈkuɾo/ [kla.ɾosˈku.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -uɾo
• Syllabification: cla‧ros‧cu‧ro

claroscuro m (plural claroscuros)

1. (painting, photography) chiaroscuro

• “claroscuro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16