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tosco

/ˈtosko/

adjective/ˈtosko/

crude; uncouth; coarse, rough, rough around the edges

Synonyms: bruto

Inherited from Vulgar Latin tuscus (literally “Etruscan, Tuscan”), from Vicus Tuscus (“Etruscan neighbourhood”), the Etruscan quarter of Rome, whose dwellers had a reputation of being poor and unruly. See Vicus Tuscus.