tronche
See also: tronché
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin *trunca, feminine form of truncus (“tree trunk”) (→ tronc).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittronche f (plural tronches)
- (now dialectal) log; trunk
- (slang) mug; face
- (slang) head
- Synonym: tête
- (slang, by extension) brainiac; egghead
- Synonym: tête
Derived terms
editVerb
edittronche
- inflection of troncher:
Further reading
edit- “tronche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
editAdjective
edittronche f pl
Spanish
editVerb
edittronche
- inflection of tronchar:
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