troncha
Portuguese, noun/ˌko(w).vi.poʁ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/
troncha is spelled T-R-O-N-C-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Portuguese, the 197,229th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Troncha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “A variety of cabbage with thick, twisted stems. (Brassica oleracea var. tronchuda)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of troncho. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “couve baixa, muito cultivada e apreciada em Portugal”.
What does troncha mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA variety of cabbage with thick, twisted stems. (Brassica oleracea var. tronchuda)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of troncho
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. couve baixa, muito cultivada e apreciada em Portugal
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of troncha
- tronchas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce troncha?
- Brazil /ˌko(w).vi.poʁ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/
- Brazil [ˌko(ʊ̯).vi.poh.tuˈɡe.zɐ]
- /ˌko(w).vi.poɾ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is troncha in Portuguese?
troncha appears about once in every 49 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).