Main Entry:

tor·so

Pronunciation:

\ˈtȯr-(ˌ)sō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural torsos or tor·si \ˈtȯr-ˌsē\

Etymology:

Italian, literally, stalk, from Latin thyrsus stalk, thyrsus

Date:

1722

1 : a sculptured representation of the trunk of a human body 2 : something (as a piece of writing) that is mutilated or left unfinished 3 : the human trunk