pentimento

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pentimento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpɛn.tɪˈmɛn.təʊ/

Noun

pentimento (plural pentimenti)

  1. The presence or emergence of traces of previous work or image, especially of the same subject, originally in painting.

Italian

Noun

pentimento m (plural pentimenti)

  1. penitence, penance, repentance
  2. remorse
  3. a pentiment
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