Tuscan

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy.
2. (not-comparable) Belonging to the simplest of the five classical orders of architecture, being a Roman modification of the Doric style, with unfluted columns, and without triglyphs.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A native or inhabitant of Tuscany, Italy.
2. (countable, uncountable) A local variety of Italian spoken in Tuscany, on which Standard Italian is largely based.

Translations

toscano

toscan

toscà

toscano

Toscaans

toscano

toscana

Toscan

Toscane

τοσκανικός

Toskaner

Toskanerin

toscana

toskanisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʌs.kən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Tuscan

In summary

From Middle English Tuscan, from Late Latin Tuscānus (“belonging to the Tusci”), a people of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”).