tronco

Etymology

From Latin truncus.

Noun

tronco m (plural troncos)

1. trunk (of a tree)
2. torso

Etymology

From Latin truncus.

Adjective

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

1. truncated

   parole tronche

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2. cut off, mutilated

   Synonyms: mozzato, mutilato

3. broken, incomplete

   Synonyms: interrotto, incompleto

Noun

tronco m (plural tronchi)

1. (botany) trunk, log

   Synonym: fusto

2. (anatomy) trunk, torso

   Synonym: fusto

3. (figuratively) section, branch

   Synonyms: tratto, diramazione

Verb

tronco

1. first-person singular present of troncare

Anagrams

• contro, contrò

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

Further reading

• tronco on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Etymology

From Latin truncus.

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