arriccio
noun
ar·ric·cio
əˈrē(ˌ)chō
plural -s
: the rough first coat of plaster in fresco painting compare intonaco
Word History
Etymology
Italian, from arricciare to bristle up, curl, groove (a plastered wall), from a- (from Latin ad-) + riccio hedgehog, curl, from Latin ericius hedgehog