"busto" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbus.to/ Forms: busti [plural]
Rhymes: -usto Etymology: Inherited from Latin būstum (“burial mound, tomb”). The semantic shift from “tomb” to “bust” happened via the meaning of “sepulchral statue”. Etymology templates: {{etymon|it|:inh|la:būstum<t:burial mound, tomb>|tree=+}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "busto", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="busto">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|būstum||burial mound, tomb|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin būstum (“burial mound, tomb”), {{inh+|it|la|būstum|t=burial mound, tomb}} Inherited from Latin būstum (“burial mound, tomb”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} busto m (plural busti)
  1. (archaic) tomb, grave Tags: archaic, masculine
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  2. (by extension, archaic) cadaver, corpse Tags: archaic, broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-busto-it-noun-bLIdIf3R Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 21 20 7 29 23 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 18 18 18 22 23 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 22 19 5 28 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 23 7 19 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 25 23 7 19 26
  3. (sculpture) bust Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-busto-it-noun-E3AsRLkk Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 18 18 18 22 23
  4. (by extension, anatomy) torso Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-busto-it-noun-LJ6OIU1v Categories (other): Anatomy, Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Sculpture Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 21 20 7 29 23 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 18 18 18 22 23 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 22 19 5 28 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 23 7 19 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 25 23 7 19 26 Disambiguation of Sculpture: 22 20 6 29 22 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  5. (by extension) corset, girdle Tags: broadly, masculine Synonyms: guaina
    Sense id: en-busto-it-noun-2P4qmqRr Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 21 20 7 29 23 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 18 18 18 22 23 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 22 19 5 28 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 23 7 19 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 25 23 7 19 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: imbusto, mezzobusto

Inflected forms

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          "girdle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) corset, girdle"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "guaina"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbus.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-usto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "busto"
}

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