tronc
English
Etymology
From French tronc des pauvres (“poor box”).
Noun
tronc (plural troncs)
- (Britain) A monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out between all staff, e.g. in a restaurant.
Derived terms
- troncmaster
Anagrams
- NROTC, contr, contr.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin truncus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈtɾoŋk/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈtɾoŋ/
Noun
tronc m (plural troncs)
- trunk, stem, branch
- log
- (architecture) shaft
- (anatomy) trunk, torso
- (geometry) frustrum
- (genealogy) main branch
- (linguistics) branch
- (transport) team (pair of animals)
- (castells) the central vertical part of a castell directly atop the baixos, as opposed to the various levels of the pinya
Synonyms
- (stem): tija
- (shaft of a column): fust
- (branch of descent): embrancament
- (main branch of a family): línia troncal
Derived terms
- dormir com un tronc
- estroncar
- tronca
- troncal
- troncar
- tronc celeste
- tronc de l'encèfal
Related terms
- truncar
Further reading
- “tronc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin truncus.
Noun
tronc
- trunk
References
- Bartoli, Matteo Giulio (1906) Il Dalmatico: Resti di un’antica lingua romanza parlata da Veglia a Ragusa e sua collocazione nella Romània appenino-balcanica, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, published 2000
French
Etymology
From Latin truncus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁɔ̃/
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Noun
tronc m (plural troncs)
- (anatomy) trunk
- (botany) trunk, bole (of a tree)
Derived terms
- tronc cérébral
Further reading
- “tronc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin truncus.
Noun
tronc m (plural troncs)
- trunk (of a tree)
Romanian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
tronc
- thump