stoscio

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Italian

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Etymology

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Probably a deverbal from *stosciare +‎ -o coming from Vulgar Latin *extortiāre, which is ultimately derived from Latin tortus, past participle of torqueō (to twist; to hurl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stoscio m (plural stosci)

  1. (obsolete) a downward jump or leap

Further reading

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  • stoscio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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