First Known Use: 1821
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aquarelle
noun aqua·relle \ˌa-kwə-ˈrel, ˌä-\
Definition of AQUARELLE
: a drawing usually in transparent watercolor
— aqua·rell·ist \-ˈre-list\ noun
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Origin of AQUARELLE
French, from obsolete Italian acquarella (now acquerello), from acqua water, from Latin aqua
Rhymes with AQUARELLE
APL, Appenzell, asphodel, Azazel, bagatelle, barbicel, béchamel, brocatelle, Camberwell, caramel, caravel, carousel, cascabel, chanterelle, chaparral, Charles Martel, citadel, clientele, cockleshell, Cozumel, decibel, demoiselle, diving bell, fare-thee-well, fontanel, immortelle, Jezebel, killer cell, kiss-and-tell, lenticel, mangonel, muscatel, ne'er-do-well, Neuchâtel, Neufchâtel, New Rochelle, nonpareil, organelle, oversell, parallel, pedicel, pennoncel, personnel, petronel, Philomel, pimpernel, rebel yell, red blood cell, Sanctus bell, San Rafael, São Miguel, show-and-tell, sickle cell, silver bell, solar cell, tortoiseshell, undersell, villanelle, white blood cell, William Tell, zinfandel
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