torso

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
5
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈtɔː.səʊ̯/ (UK)
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/ˈtɔː.səʊ̯/ (UK) · [ˈtʰɔː.səʊ̯] ~ [ˈtʰɔː.sɵ̞ʊ̯] (UK) · /ˈtoɹ.soʊ̯/ (US) · [ˈtʰoɹ.soʊ̯] ~ /ˈtɔɹ.sɔʊ̯/ (US) · [ˈtʰɔɹ.sɔʊ̯] (US)

Definition of torso

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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