graffito Definition

graffiti
plural noun

graffito
1. Words or drawings, usually humorous, political or rude, scratched, sprayed or painted on walls, etc in public places.

Etymology: 19c: Italian, literally ‘little scratches or scribbles'.

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sgraffito
graffito
noun sgraffiti

1. A decorative technique in art in which one colour is laid over another and the top layer scratched away to form a design, by revealing the colour beneath.
2. Pottery with such a decoration.

Etymology: 18c: from Italian sgraffito, from Latin ex + Greek graphein to write.