stucco

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstʌkəʊ/

noun

[mass noun]
  • fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or moulding into architectural decorations: a shabby house covered in crumbling stucco [as modifier]: rich stucco decoration

verb (stuccoes, stuccoing, stuccoed)

[with object] (usually as adjective stuccoed)
  • coat or decorate with stucco: a stuccoed house

Origin:

late 16th century (as a noun): from Italian, of Germanic origin

Spelling help

Spell stucco with a double c: it is an Italian word.