fusto

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fūstis (“a hefty stick, club”) with change of declension.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.sto/
• Rhymes: -usto
• Hyphenation: fù‧sto

Noun

fusto m (plural fusti)

1. (botany) trunk (of a tree)

   Synonym: tronco

2. (botany) stem (of plant)

   Synonym: ceppo

3. (architecture) shaft (of a column)
4. (anatomy) trunk, torso

   Synonym: tronco

5. (by extension) hunk, he-man (attractive muscular boy or man)

   Synonyms: gnocco, marcantonio

6. cask, keg, barrel (container for liquids)

   Synonym: barile

   un fusto di vino ― a wine barrel

Anagrams

• stufo, stufò