stucco
n.n. a smooth, white material made of lime and sand that people use to paint the outside of buildings. It is popular in warm climates because it stays cool.
n. a decorative coating of lime, cement, or gypsum mixed with sand, applied to walls in thin layers. Often used in Mediterranean and coastal architecture for its thermal insulation properties.
The old house has a white stucco exterior.
The contractor applied a fresh coat of stucco to the building's facade to protect it from the summer heat.
Traditional Mediterranean architecture often features thick stucco finishes that reflect sunlight and provide a natural cooling effect during the hottest months of the year.
Borrowed from Italian stucco (“coating made of pulverised gypsum, plaster, stucco”) from Old Italian stucco, from Lombardic stucki, stucchi (“crust, fragment, piece”) from Proto-Germanic stukkiją (“stump, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to shock, butt, impact”). Akin to German Stück (“piece”), Old Saxon stukki (“piece, fragment”) and Old English stycce. Related to stock.