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