torso

Betekenis (Engels)

The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

Concepten

romp

torso

tors

bovenlijf

Synoniemen

trunk

body

physique

rib

shirt

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soma

tree trunk

waist

upper body

barley-sugar column

abdomen

spiral column

bust

Vertalingen

Torso

torse

tronco

torso

Rumpf

torso

tronc

torso

κορμός

tronco

buste

busto

tronco

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtɔː.səʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Italian torso, from Late Latin tursus, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torse.