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DictionarystuccoDecorative plaster
noun / verb

stucco

STUK-oh/ˈstʌkəʊ/

Plaster used to coat and decorate walls.

The plasterer spreads stucco over the masonry.

A plasterer draws a flat steel trowel across a patch of pale stucco on a small freestanding wall section; wet textured coating and underlying masonry visible side by side.
Etymology
stuccoItalianplaster coating

Italian stucco names a plaster coating. In English, the word first referred to fine wall plaster, then broadened to include coarser plaster used for rough work and exteriors.

In context

City of Columbia27:40
hard coat stucco since our purview is largely about exterior finishes and appearance
Design/Development Review Commission | September 12, 2019

More examples

  • Workers stuccoed the exposed masonry.
  • Cracks appeared in the old stucco around the window.
  • The sculpted stucco decorated the ceiling.

Forms

stucco · stuccoes · stuccoed · stuccoing

Similar words

plaster
Plaster is a broad coating material; stucco commonly coats exterior walls or forms decorative work.
render
Render commonly names a plaster-like exterior coating; stucco can also form decorative molded surfaces.