troço

See also: troco, trocó, and trôco

Portuguese

Etymology 1

    Likely borrowed from Occitan tros (“piece”). Possibly a doublet of tirso and torso.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

     

    • Rhymes: -osu
    • Hyphenation: tro‧ço

    Noun

    troço m (plural troços, metaphonic)

    1. piece, fragment
      Synonym: pedaço
    2. section, leg (of a highway or railway line)
      É o troço mais emblemático de toda a linha de alta velocidade.
      This is the most remarkable leg of the entire high speed line.

    Etymology 2

      From etymology 1, with change of vowel height.

      Pronunciation

       

      • Rhymes: -ɔsu
      • Hyphenation: tro‧ço

      Noun

      troço m (plural troços)

      1. (Brazil, colloquial) gizmo; thingy
        Synonyms: coisa, (Brazil) negócio, (Brazil) treco, (Brazil) bagulho, (Brazil) bagaça, (Minas Gerais) trem, (Portugal) pira, (Portugal) cena, (Portugal, Brazil) bang
        Você pode me passar esse troço?
        Can you pass me that thingamajig?
      2. (Brazil) turd (a piece of excrement)
        Synonyms: tronço, tolete, cagalhão

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Pronunciation

       

      • Rhymes: -ɔsu
      • Hyphenation: tro‧ço

      Verb

      troço

      1. first-person singular present indicative of troçar

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