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tuscan

/ˈtʌs.kən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
tus-can
IPA
/ˈtʌs.kən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy.

adj

Belonging to the simplest of the five classical orders of architecture, being a Roman modification of the Doric style, with unfluted columns, and without triglyphs.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Tuscany, Italy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A local variety of Italian spoken in Tuscany, on which Standard Italian is largely based.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English Tuscan, from Late Latin Tuscānus (“belonging to the Tusci”), a people of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Tuscan, Tuscānus

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tuscans (plural)

Derived Forms

Tuscanism Tuscanize Tuscanness

Phrases

super-Tuscan Tuscan kale Tuscan porterhouse Tuscan red Tuscan sun

Rhymes With

etruscan

Questions

How do you pronounce tuscan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʌs.kən/.
What does tuscan mean?
Of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy.
Where does tuscan come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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