torso

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine) torso
2. (masculine) artistic work that represents the human torso, without head or limbs

Adj

1. twisted, crooked
2. Solomonic (said, in particular, of the column with a shaft carved in a spiral)

Concepten

romp

torso

tors

bovenlijf

Synoniemen

tronco

corpo

Tronco

Vertalingen

torso

torse

Torso

torso

trunk

torso

body

κορμός

Oberkörper

busto

buste

tree trunk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtoʁ.su/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Italiaans: torso

In summary

Borrowed from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso and possibly troço.