torso
nounUK /ˈtɔː.səʊ̯/ · US /ˈtoɹ.soʊ̯/
Etymology From Italian torso, from Late Latin tursus, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torse.
1
The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
- Derived terms
- torsoed, torsoless, torsolike, torso tosser