tronco

Meaning

1. (masculine) tree trunk
2. (masculine) trunk; torso
3. (masculine) in a tree structure, a major branch from which smaller branches stem
4. (masculine) a language family which is not a subfamily (that is, the topmost family of a language family tree)
5. (masculine) frustum (the portion of a solid hat lies between two parallel planes)
6. (masculine) stocks (type of device for public humiliation and punishment)
7. (historical,masculine) a post where slaves were tied to be flogged
8. (masculine) prison, jail

Hyphenated as

tron‧co

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɾõ.ku/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin truncus (“tree trunk; trunk of a human; cut-off piece”).