Caravaggio

English

Etymology

From Italian Caravaggio, his family's place of origin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkæɹəˈvædʒiəʊ/, enPR: kăr'ə-văjʹē-ō
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkæɹəˈvɑd͡ʒ(i)oʊ/, /ˌkɑɹəˈvɑd͡ʒ(i)oʊ/, enPR: kăr'ə-väʹj(ē-)ō, kär'ə-väʹj(ē-)ō

Proper noun

Caravaggio

1. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), an Italian painter known for the dramatism of his style and subjects.

Derived terms

• Caravaggesque

Translations

Italian painter

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  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• French: Caravage (fr) m
• Greek: Καραβάτζιο (el) m (Karavátzio), Καραβάτζο m (Karavátzo)
• Italian: Caravaggio m
• Japanese: カラヴァッジョ (Karavajjo), カラヴァッジオ (Karavajjio)
• Korean: 카라바조 (Karabajo)
• Lombard:

  Eastern: Careàs m

  Western: Carevasg (lmo) m

• Russian: Карава́джо m (Karavádžo)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Карава̏ђо m

  Roman: Caravȁggio m

Italian

Etymology

The painter was named after his family's place of origin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.raˈvad.d͡ʒo/

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• Rhymes: -addʒo
• Hyphenation: Ca‧ra‧vàg‧gio

Proper noun

Caravaggio f

1. A small town near Bergamo, Lombardy

Proper noun

Caravaggio m

1. Caravaggio (Italian painter)

Derived terms

• caravaggesco
• caravaggese
• caravaggismo
• caravaggista