troncalidad

Spanish

Etymology

From troncal (“stem”) +‎ -idad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾonkaliˈdad/ [t̪ɾõŋ.ka.liˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: tron‧ca‧li‧dad

Noun

troncalidad f (plural troncalidades)

1. (Spain, law) a legal principle according to which the assets of a person who dies intestate and without issue revert to members of the branch of the family from which they originated
2. (biology) stemness
3. core, forming the core of something

Further reading

• “troncalidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014