troço

See also: troco, trocó, and trôco

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Occitan tros (“piece”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɾo.su/

“Thingy”:

IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɔ.su/

Noun

troço m (plural troços, metaphonic)

piece, fragment
section, leg (of a highway or railway line)
É o troço mais emblemático de toda a linha de alta velocidade.
This is the most remarkable leg of the entire high speed line.
(Brazil) turd (a piece of excrement)
(Brazil, colloquial) gizmo; thingy
Você pode me passar esse troço?
Can you pass me that thingamajig?

Synonyms

(piece): pedaço
(turd): tronço, tolete, cagalhão
(something of unknown name): coisa, negócio (Brazil), treco (Brazil), bagulho (Brazil), bagaça (Brazil), trem (Brazil: Minas Gerais), pira, cena (Portugal), bang

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɔ.su/

Verb

troço

first-person singular present indicative of troçar

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