troncho
See also: tronchó
Ladino
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish troncho, from Latin trunculus.
Noun
troncho m
- heart, stalk of cabbage
- (figuratively) cabbagehead, stupid person
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɾõ.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɾõ.ʃo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɾõ.ʃu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɾõ.t͡ʃu/
- Hyphenation: tron‧cho
Etymology 1
Noun
troncho m (plural tronchos)
Adjective
troncho (feminine troncha, masculine plural tronchos, feminine plural tronchas)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
troncho
- first-person singular present indicative of tronchar
Further reading
- “troncho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
- “troncho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɾont͡ʃo/ [ˈt̪ɾõnʲ.t͡ʃo]
- Rhymes: -ontʃo
- Syllabification: tron‧cho
Etymology 1
Deverbal from tronchar.
Alternative forms
- (piece): troncha
Noun
troncho m (plural tronchos)
- trunk, stalk
- Synonym: tallo
- (Cuba) piece of canned fish
- (Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua) piece, serving (especially meat)
- (Argentina, Chile) joint (cannabis cigarette)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
troncho
- first-person singular present indicative of tronchar
Further reading
- “troncho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “troncho”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010