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fusto

stem

noun FOOS-toh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'fustis' (stick)

Also means

drum

Usage Note

Fusto is the woody stem or trunk of a plant, and also a large barrel or drum for liquids, as in un fusto di birra ('a keg of beer'). Colloquially it can describe a hunky, muscular man.

Examples

"Il fusto dell'albero è robusto."

Natural Translation

The tree's trunk is sturdy.

Literal Translation

The stem of-the-tree is sturdy.

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