torso
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torso
- /ˈtɔː.səʊ̯/ UK
- [ˈtʰɔː.səʊ̯] ~ [ˈtʰɔː.sɵ̞ʊ̯] UK
- /ˈtoɹ.soʊ̯/ US
- [ˈtʰoɹ.soʊ̯] ~ /ˈtɔɹ.sɔʊ̯/ US
- [ˈtʰɔɹ.sɔʊ̯] US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)səʊ
Where it comes from
From Italian torso, from Late Latin tursus, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torse.
noun torsos · torsi
- The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot an immigrant from Venezuela in the torso in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, the latest violent episode to occur as the Trump administration pushes to increase deportations. ¶The injured man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was taken to a hospi
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: trunk, body, thoracic, thorax, breast, stump, bole, tree, log, waist, bust, chest, angle, stem, midsection, core
Translations
Every language
noun body excluding the head and limbs
| Español | torso, tronco, troncón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 몸통 momtong, 동체 dongche |
| 日本語 | 胴 dō, 胴体 dōtai |
| 中文 | 軀幹 /躯干 qūgàn |
| हिन्दी | धड़ dhaṛ, कबंध kabandh |
| Kiswahili | kiwiliwili |
| Português | tronco, corpo, torso |
| Français | torse, tronc, buste |
| Deutsch | Torso, Rumpf, Oberkörper, Leib, Körperstamm |
| Italiano | tronco, busto, torso, corpo |
| Ελληνικά | κορμός kormós |
| Română | trunchi, trup, tors |
| Русский | ту́ловище túlovišče, торс tors, ко́рпус kórpus, ту́лово túlovo |
| Tiếng Việt | thân, thân mình, mình |
| العربية | جِذْع jiḏʕ, جِسْم jism, جُسْمَان jusmān |
| עברית | טוֹרְסוֹ tórso, גֵו gev, גּוּף guf |
Talk about this word "torso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/torso. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. torso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/torso "torso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/torso.Cite this
@misc{torso_2026,
title = {torso},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/torso},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
