Masculine

torso

Meaning

  1. (masculine) torso
  2. (masculine) a sculpture of it
  3. (masculine) a picture of a person, excluded legs

Synonyms

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
tor‧so
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtoɾso/
Etymology

In summary

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

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