What does tronco in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word tronco in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tronco in Spanish.

The word tronco in Spanish means trunk, trunk, core, branch, clumsy, mate, pal, like a log, sleep like a log. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tronco

trunk

nombre masculino (árbol: tallo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El olmo es un árbol de tronco robusto.
An elm is a tree with a thick trunk.

trunk

nombre masculino (cuerpo: parte central)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cuerpo humano se compone de cabeza, tronco y extremidades.
The human body is made up of a head, trunk and limbs.

core

nombre masculino (cosa: parte principal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las carreras de diseño y arquitectura tienen tronco común.
Careers in design and architecture have a shared core.

branch

nombre masculino (lenguas: ascendiente común) (language family)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al tronco hokano pertenecen las familias lingüísticas de México: Seri, tequistlateca y yumana.
The linguistic families of Mexico, Seri, tequistlateca and yu belong to the Hokan language branch.

clumsy

nombre masculino (AR, CO, MX: coloquial (persona torpe)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mi hermano es un tronco para bailar; tiene dos pies izquierdos. Mi mamá era un tronco al volante entonces mejor vendió el carro.
My brother is a clumsy dancer, he's got two left feet.

mate, pal

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (ES: coloquial (tío, colega) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¡Qué hay, tronco!
What's up, mate?

like a log

locución adverbial (coloquial (dormido: profundamente)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Ayer me acosté temprano y dormí como un tronco.

sleep like a log

locución verbal (coloquial (profundamente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Dormí como un ceporro, no escuché la alarma.

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