Italian

Noun

Tosco m ‎(plural Toschi)

1. Tuscan

Adjective

Tosco m ‎(feminine singular Tosca, masculine plural Toschi, feminine plural Tosche)

1. Tuscan

Synonyms

• toscano

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtos.ko/, [ˈt̪os̪ko]
• Hyphenation: tós‧co

Adjective

tosco m ‎(feminine singular tosca, masculine plural toschi, feminine plural tosche)

1. (archaic) Tuscan

Noun

tosco m ‎(plural toschi)

1. (archaic) A person from or an inhabitant of Tuscany.
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Johannes Numeister (1472), Canto X, c3v, line 16:

     O toſco che per la cipta del foco ¶ uiuo ten uai coſi parlando honeſto [...]

     O Tuscan, thou who through the city of fire ¶ goest alive, thus speaking modestly [...]

Related terms

• toscano

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Albanian toskë ‎(“Tosk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔs.ko/, [ˈt̪ɔs̪ko]
• Hyphenation: tòs‧co

Adjective

tosco m ‎(feminine singular tosca, masculine plural toschi, feminine plural tosche)

1. (dated) Of or pertaining to the southern part of Albania.

Etymology 3

Poetic alteration of tossico ‎(“poisonous substance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔs.ko/, [ˈt̪ɔs̪.ko̞]
• Hyphenation: tòs‧co

Noun

tosco m ‎(plural toschi)

1. (obsolete, poetic) poison, harmful substance

Synonyms

• veleno

Portuguese

Adjective

tosco m ‎(feminine singular tosca, masculine plural toscos, feminine plural toscas, comparable)

1. (of stone) unpolished
2. (by extension, of an object) rough; raw; coarse; crude
3. (of a person) uncouth; rude
4. (slang) lame; boring

Synonyms

• (unpolished): bruto
• (rough): see Wikisaurus:grosseiro

Antonyms

• (unpolished): lapidado, lavrado

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin tuscus ‎(“Etruscan”).

Adjective

tosco m ‎(feminine singular tosca, masculine plural toscos, feminine plural toscas)

1. crude
2. uncouth
3. coarse, rough

Derived terms

• tosquedad