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
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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “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