tronco

See also: troncò

Galician

Etymology

From Latin truncus.

Noun

tronco m (plural troncos)

  1. trunk (of a tree)
  2. torso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin truncus.

Adjective

tronco (feminine singular tronca, masculine plural tronchi, feminine plural tronche)

  1. truncated
    parole tronche
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. cut off, mutilated
    Synonyms: mozzato, mutilato
  3. broken, incomplete
    Synonyms: interrotto, incompleto

Derived terms

Noun

tronco m (plural tronchi)

  1. (botany) trunk, log
    Synonym: fusto
  2. (anatomy) trunk, torso
    Synonym: fusto
  3. (figuratively) section, branch
    Synonyms: tratto, diramazione

Derived terms

Verb

tronco

  1. first-person singular present of troncare

Anagrams


Portuguese

tronco (2)

Etymology

From Latin truncus (tree trunk; trunk of a human; cut-off piece).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾõ.ku/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɾõ.ko/
  • Homophone: Tronco
  • Hyphenation: tron‧co

Noun

tronco m (plural troncos)

  1. (botany) tree trunk
    Synonyms: caule, estipe, haste
  2. (anatomy) trunk; torso
    Synonym: torso
  3. in a tree structure, a major branch from which smaller branches stem
    Synonym: talo
  4. (linguistics) a language family which is not a subfamily (that is, the topmost family of a language family tree)
  5. (geometry) frustum (the portion of a solid hat lies between two parallel planes)
  6. stocks (type of device for public humiliation and punishment)
    Synonym: vira-mundo
  7. (historical, colonial Brazil) a post where slaves were tied to be flogged
  8. prison, jail
    Synonyms: cadeia, prisão, cárcere

Descendants

Further reading


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin truncus. Cognate with English trunk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɾoŋ.ko]
  • Rhymes: -oŋko

Noun

tronco m (plural troncos)

  1. trunk (tree trunk)
  2. torso

Noun

tronco m (plural troncos, feminine tronca, feminine plural troncas)

  1. (colloquial, Spain) guy, dude

Synonyms

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