Tuscan

[tuhs-kuhn]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Tuscany, its people, or their dialect.

2. Architecture.,  noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders: developed in Rome, it is basically a simplified Roman Doric, with unfluted columns and with no decoration other than moldings.

noun

1. the standard literary form of the Italian language.

2. any Italian dialect of Tuscany.

3. a native of Tuscany.

Tuscan

/ ˈtʌskən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Tuscany, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Italian

2. of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a column with an unfluted shaft and a capital and base with mouldings but no decoration See also Ionic composite Doric Corinthian

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Tuscany

2. any of the dialects of Italian spoken in Tuscany, esp the dialect of Florence: the standard form of Italian

Other Word Forms

• non-Tuscan adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tuscan¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Tuscānus Etruscan, equivalent to Tusc ( ī ) the Etruscans + -ānus -an

Example Sentences

Underwater and forsaken, American homeowners watched as their earth-toned Tuscan kitchens and quirky bits of ornament made their homes slow to move in a glutted market.

From Salon

In this ancient Tuscan city, Leonardo is awakened by his writerly ambitions, a swoony love for medieval Italian authors like Dante and an intellectual disdain for the 20th century.

From Los Angeles Times

Traditionally, panzanella is a rustic Tuscan salad designed to rescue stale bread by tossing it with peak-season tomatoes, olive oil, and vinegar.

From Salon

“It’s sobering, you know? Sixty-eight now seems young,” Howland said between bites of a Tuscan chicken sandwich inside the Luskin Center on the campus that once served as his basketball home.

From Los Angeles Times

We sipped post-lunch cappuccinos in small Tuscan towns, read the books that we never had the time to finish and had a few good laughs using Google Translate to order meals in Italian.

From Los Angeles Times