trenco

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtɾɛŋ.ku]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈtɾəŋ.ko]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈtɾeŋ.ko]

Verb

trenco

1. first-person singular present indicative of trencar

Esperanto

Etymology

From English trance. The "a" was likely replaced with an "e" to differentiate it from tranco (“trance; a trance-like state”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtrent͡so]
• Rhymes: -ent͡so
• Hyphenation: tren‧co

Noun

trenco (uncountable, accusative trencon)

1. trance music

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1399, as nickname. Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɾeŋkʊ]

Adjective

trenco (feminine trenca, masculine plural trencos, feminine plural trencas)

1. knock-kneed

   Synonym: cambeiro

   Antonym: zambro

2. (regional) bow-legged

Related terms

• trencar

References

• “trenco” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “trenco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “trenco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “trenco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.