trogne

Meaning

1. (feminine) pollard (pollarded tree)
2. (colloquial, feminine) mug (face)

Concepts

mug

Synonyms

gueule

poire

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tronche

mufle

Translations

Gesicht

Visage

μούτρο

muso

smoelwerk

tronie

figurasso

cara

jeta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tʁɔɲ/

Etymology

Cognate with Welsh: trwyn

Cognate with Cornish: troen

Cognate with Breton: stroen

In summary

Borrowed from Gaulish trugna (“nose, snout”), which could be related to *srogna (“nose”), from Proto-Celtic *srognā. Cognate with Welsh trwyn, Cornish tron, Breton stroen.