What does fusto in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word fusto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fusto in Italian.

The word fusto in Italian means trunk, barrel, vat, shaft, hunk, tall tree, timber tree, forest tree, beer keg, tree with a tall trunk. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fusto

trunk

sostantivo maschile (botanica: gambo, tronco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fusto dell'albero ci permette di identificarne l'età.
We can tell a tree's age from its trunk.

barrel, vat

sostantivo maschile (tanica, bidone)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ricordati che i fusti di birra in arrivo sono solo due.
Remember that we're only getting two beer kegs delivered.

shaft

sostantivo maschile (parte allungata)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fusto di quella lampada non mi piace perché è troppo lungo.
I don't like the shaft of that lamp because it's too long.

hunk

sostantivo maschile (figurato (uomo dal fisico robusto) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bruno è proprio un bel fusto e piace molto alle donne.
Bruno is a total hunk and he's well-liked by the ladies.

tall tree, timber tree, forest tree

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

beer keg

sostantivo maschile (contenitore cilindrico per birra)

tree with a tall trunk

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