Barocchio

[ bah-rawk-kyaw ]

noun

1. Gia·co·mo [jah, -kaw-maw]. Vignola, Giacomo da.

Barocchio

/ baˈrɔkkjo /

noun

1. BarocchioGiacomo Giacomo (ˈdʒakomo) See Vignola

Example Sentences

The term baroque owes its origin to the Spanish word barrueco or berrueco, an imperfectly round pearl, and is not derived from the architect Barocchio, whose name so much resembles it.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet it is curious that it was much used to describe a debased form of architecture encouraged by the Jesuits whose church in Rome was built by Barocchio.

From Project Gutenberg