gou‧ache /ɡʊˈɑːʃ, ɡwɑːʃ/
noun[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: French;
Origin: Italian guazzo 'small pool', from Latin aquatio 'act of bringing water']
1. [uncountable] a method of painting using colours that are mixed with water and made thicker with a type of glue
2. [countable] a picture painted in this way
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