stoscio

Italian

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔʃ.ʃo/
• Rhymes: -ɔʃʃo
• Hyphenation: stò‧scio

Noun

stoscio m (plural stosci)

1. (obsolete) a downward jump or leap

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• costosi, tossico, tossico-