tronche

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *trunca, feminine form of truncus (“tree trunk”) (→ tronc).

• IPA^(key): /tʁɔ̃ʃ/

tronche f (plural tronches)

1. (archaic) log; trunk
2. (slang) mug; face

   T'as vraiment une sale tronche.

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   Synonyms: visage, face, gueule

3. (slang) head

   Synonym: tête

4. (slang, by extension) brainiac; egghead

   Ce type-là, c'est une tronche en maths.

   That guy is a pro at math.

   Synonym: tête

tronche

1. first-person singular present indicative of troncher
2. third-person singular present indicative of troncher
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of troncher
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of troncher
5. second-person singular imperative of troncher

• “tronche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

tronche f pl

1. feminine plural of tronco

tronche

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of tronchar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of tronchar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of tronchar.