stucco
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stucco
Rhymes with -ʌkəʊ
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Borrowed from Italian stucco (“coating made of pulverised gypsum, plaster, stucco”) from Old Italian stucco, from Lombardic stucki, *stucchi (“crust, fragment, piece”) from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją (“stump, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to shock, butt, impact”). Akin to German Stück (“piece”), Old Saxon stukki (“piece, fragment”) and Old English stycce. Related to stock.
noun stuccoes · stuccos · stucchi
- A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat interior walls or to make interior mouldings. The intervals having been filled with stucco, after the manner described under that head, each is sprinkled with water, and well rubbed with the float until the surface becomes perfectly smooth. This stucco must be thoroughly dry before the paint or other finishing is applied.
- A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat exterior walls or to make exterior mouldings.
- A work made of stucco; stuccowork. A stone staircase ‘well furnished with stucco’ led to Dr. Delany’s panelled but otherwise undecorated library, Mrs. Delany’s boudoir or bedroom opening through an arched doorway on her painting closet and a fine drawing room about 30 ft. by 25 ft. which gave a splendid view over the city – fastigia
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noun a plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior wall
| Español | estuco |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 化粧しっくい keshō-shikkui |
| 中文 | 灰泥 huīní, 石膏 shígāo |
| Français | stuc |
| Deutsch | Putz, Wandputz, Putzmörtel, Aussenputz, Innenputz |
| Italiano | stucco |
| Русский | штукату́рка štukatúrka |
| עברית | סטוּקוֹ stúko, טִיחַ tíakh, גֶּבֶס géves, שְׁפְּרִיץ shpríts |
noun work made of stucco; stuccowork
| Español | estucado |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Stuck, Stuckarbeit, Stuckatur |
| Русский | лепни́на lepnína |
Talk about this word "stucco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stucco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stucco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stucco "stucco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stucco.Cite this
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title = {stucco},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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