torso

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːsəʊ/

noun (plural torsos or US also torsi /-siː/)

  • the trunk of the human body.
  • the trunk of a statue without, or considered independently of, the head and limbs.
  • an unfinished or mutilated thing, especially a work of art or literature: the Requiem torso was preceded by the cantata

Origin:

late 18th century: from Italian, literally 'stalk, stump', from Latin thyrsus (see thyrsus)