multicolore

French

Etymology

From Latin multicolōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myl.ti.kɔ.lɔʁ/

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• Homophone: multicolores

Adjective

multicolore (plural multicolores)

1. multicoloured

   Synonym: polychrome

   Hyponyms: bicolore, quadricolore, tricolore

Further reading

• “multicolore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Alternative forms

• molticolore (rare)

Etymology

From Latin multicolōrem. By surface analysis, multi- (“many”, “multi-”) +‎ colore (“color”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmul.ti.koˈlo.re/
• Rhymes: -ore
• Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧co‧ló‧re

Adjective

multicolore m or f by sense (plural multicolori)

1. multicolored/multicoloured, motley

   Synonyms: arcobaleno, policromatico, policromo, variopinto, versicolore

   Antonyms: tinta unita, monocolore, monocromatico, monocromo

Related terms

• colore

Further reading

• “multicolore”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “multicolore” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• “multicolore” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• “multicolore”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026