Stucco

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒkəʊ

Origin

Italian stucco "stucco, plaster" from Old Italian stucco, from Lombardic *stucki "crust, fragment, piece" from Proto-Germanic *stukją, *stukjaz, *stukō, *stūkō ("stick, beam, stump"), from Proto-Indo-European *stAug- ("stalk"). Akin to German stukki ("") "crust, fragment, piece" (German Stück "piece"), Old Saxon stukki "piece, fragment", Old English stycce "piece, fragment".

Noun

1. A plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior walls, or used for mouldings.
2. Work made of stucco; stuccowork.

Derived terms

• stuccowork

Full definition of stucco

Verb

1. (transitive) To coat or decorate with stucco.

Synonyms

• render

Anagrams

• Succot