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torso - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Noun
torso (plural torsos or torsi)
- The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
- ✤ Synonyms: torse (obsolete), trunk
- ✤ Meronyms: abdomen, thorax
Etymology
From Italian torso, from Late Latin tursus, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torse.
Pronunciation
- (non-rhotic)
- (UK) IPA: /ˈtɔː.səʊ̯/, [ˈtʰɔː.səʊ̯] ~ [ˈtʰɔː.sɵ̞ʊ̯]
- (rhotic)
- (US) IPA: /ˈtoɹ.soʊ̯/, [ˈtʰoɹ.soʊ̯] ~/ˈtɔɹ.sɔʊ̯/, [ˈtʰɔɹ.sɔʊ̯]
- Audio (US): 🔊
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səʊ
- Hyphenation: tor‧so
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