trenco
Catalan
Pronunciation
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
Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1399, as nickname. Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɾeŋkʊ]
Adjective
trenco (feminine trenca, masculine plural trencos, feminine plural trencas)
- knock-kneed
- Synonym: cambeiro
- Antonym: zambro
- (regional) bow-legged
Related terms
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.
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