torso

Etymology

From Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse and thyrsus.

noun

  1. The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

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