Tuscan

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtʌsk(ə)n/

adjective

  • 1relating to Tuscany, its inhabitants, or the form of Italian spoken there, which is a standard variety widely taught to foreign learners.
  • 2relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture resembling the Doric but lacking all ornamentation.

noun

  • 1a native or inhabitant of Tuscany.
  • 2 [mass noun] the form of Italian spoken in Tuscany.
  • 3 [mass noun] the Tuscan order of architecture.

Origin:

late Middle English (as a noun denoting an Etruscan): via French from Latin Tuscanus, from Tuscus 'an Etruscan'