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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

fusto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfusto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hunk/hʌŋk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4520 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Quell'uomo è proprio un bel fusto."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An attractively built, muscular, and well-proportioned man.

    "She couldn't stop looking at the absolute hunk who walked into the room."
  2. 2

    A large, thick piece or lump of something, typically food.

    "He cut off a thick hunk of crusty bread and spread butter on it."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the obsolete Flemish or Middle Dutch word 'huck' or 'huncke', meaning a large piece or chunk, entering English in the late 16th century. By the 20th century, the meaning shifted colloquially to describe a large, well-built, and attractive man, mirroring the idea of a solid, robust specimen.

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