stucco

/ˈstʌkəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈʌko] /ˈstʌkəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · [stˈʌko] /ˈstə-(ˌ)kō How to pronounce stucco (audio)/ (ame, mw)

stucco — noun

1. a coating of plaster or cement spread over walls or ceilings, especially outside

1.名詞C1
釋義

a coating of plaster or cement spread over walls or ceilings, especially outside a building, that can be shaped into decorative designs before it dries

例句

Workers repaired cracked stucco around the hotel's front windows.

collocation: cracked stucco

A pale stucco finish covered the outside wall of Omar's house.

collocation: stucco finish

同義詞
  • plaster

    a broader everyday word for wall coating, often including interior surfaces

  • render

    often refers to an exterior wall coating, especially in British English

  • mortar

    mainly joins bricks or stones rather than forming the finished surface

文法句型

cracked stucco

a stucco finish

cover a wall with stucco

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean the wall coating itself. It is especially common for outside surfaces and for finishes shaped with raised decoration.

常見錯誤

❌The builder bought three stuccos for the front wall.
✅The builder bought more stucco for the front wall.
💡this material sense is usually uncountable.