Galician

Noun

tronco m ‎(plural troncos)

1. trunk (of a tree)
2. torso

Italian

Adjective

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

1. truncated
2. cut off, mutilated
3. broken, incomplete

Synonyms

• (2) mozzato, mutilato
• (3) interrotto, incompleto

Derived terms

• in tronco

Etymology

From Latin truncus.

Noun

tronco m ‎(plural tronchi)

1. trunk, log
2. (anatomy) trunk, torso
3. section, branch

Synonyms

• (3) tratto, diramazione

Derived terms

• troncone

Verb

tronco

1. first-person singular present of troncare

Anagrams

• contro, contrò

Portuguese

tronco

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
2. (anatomy) trunk; torso
3. in a tree structure, a major branch from which smaller branches stem
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)
7. (historical, colonial Brazil) a post where slaves were tied to be flogged

Synonyms

• (tree trunk): caule, estipe, haste
• (torso): torso
• ([branch from which smaller branches stem): talo
• (stocks): vira-mundo

Related terms

• troncho
• truncado
• truncar

Spanish

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)

1. (colloquial, Spain) guy, dude

Synonyms

• tron