biavo
Italian
Etymology
From Old French blou, bleve "pallid, wan, discoloured, blue", from Frankish *blāo, blāw, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, yellowish-gray”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl(e)h₁uos, *bʰlewas (“light-coloured, blond, yellow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Compare the doublet blu (“blue”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bià‧vo
Adjective
biavo (feminine singular biava, masculine plural biavi, feminine plural biave)
- sky blue
Venetian
Adjective
biavo m (feminine singular biava, masculine plural biavi, feminine plural biave)
- sky blue
- faded, colourless, washed-out