stucco meaning

stucco as a noun

1. a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces

   Type of: plaster

   Kinds: render

stucco as a verb

1. decorate with stucco work
   • stuccoed ceilings

   Type of: decorate

2. coat with stucco
   • stucco the ceiling

   Type of: coat

stucco in a sentence

• The house was clad in brightly colored stucco.
• The house's stucco was cracking.
• Ben was stuccoing the outside of the house.

How to pronounce stucco

stucco is pronounced /ˈstʌkoʊ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.