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/ˈtɾoŋko/

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Translation

tree trunk

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Word origin

From Latin truncus ('trunk, stem, main body'). The same root gives English 'trunk' and 'truncate'.

Origin
Latin
Root
truncus
English cognates
trunk, truncate

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraltroncos

Examples

grueso.

The trunk of this tree is very thick.

.

We sat on a fallen log in the forest.

leña.

They cut up the trunk to make firewood.

¿ roble?

Can you see those marks on the trunk of the oak?

.

A huge log was blocking the path.

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This word is taught in chapter 40, lesson 2: tronco, bufete, localización and 7 more words.