tuscan

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈtʌs.kən/

Definition of tuscan

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy.
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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.

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Etymology

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”).

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