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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish trocha
Noun
trocha (plural trochas)
- (military, Latin America) A line of fortifications, usually rough, constructed to prevent the passage of an enemy across a region.
Anagrams
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech trocha, from Proto-Slavic *troxa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: tro‧cha
Noun
trocha f
- a little, bit
- Nemáš ještě trochu tabáku? ― Do you have a little tobacco left?
Declension
Declension of trocha (hard feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- trocha in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- trocha in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- trocha in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *troxa. First attested in the beginning of the 15th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /trɔxa/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /trɔxa/
Noun
trocha f
- a little (small amount)
1880 [Middle of the 15th century], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume V, page 280:Est etiam mundus locus incultus propter raritatem et paucitatem, prze rzathkocz a throchą, virtutum- [Est etiam mundus locus incultus propter raritatem et paucitatem, prze rzadkoć a trochę, virtutum]
Beginning of the 15th century, Kazania gnieźnieńskie, page 4a:Tedy vøcz Maria gest bila suego sinka porodila y *gescy gy ona f gasly na trochø szana bila polosila- [Tedy więc Maryja jest była swego synka porodziła i jesci ji ona w jasły na trochę siana była położyła]
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɾot͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -otʃa
- Syllabification: tro‧cha
Noun
trocha f (plural trochas)
- trail, narrow path
- (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay) gauge (distance between the rails of a railway)
Further reading