troço

See also: troco, trocó, and trôco

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Occitan tros (“piece”). Possibly a doublet of tirso and torso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾo.su/

“Thingy”:

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɔ.su/

Noun

troço m (plural troços, metaphonic)

1. piece, fragment
2. 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.

3. (Brazil) turd (a piece of excrement)
4. (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

See also

• trecho

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɔ.su/

Verb

troço

1. first-person singular present indicative of troçar