Also means
chest
Usage Note
Busto has two common meanings: a sculptural bust (a portrait sculpture of the head and shoulders) and the upper chest or torso — especially in clothing sizing, where talla de busto is the bust measurement. In art history it always refers to the sculptural form. The word came into Spanish from Italian busto, ultimately Latin bustum (funeral monument).
Examples
"El museo tiene un busto de mármol del poeta."
Natural Translation
The museum has a marble bust of the poet.
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