tronco

Definitions of tronco
  1. noun
    a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)
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    palo, vara
    a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
  2. noun
    the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
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    parte del cuerpo
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
  3. noun
    a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
    synonyms: alcornoque, animal, bobo, bolo, bolonio, burro, camueso, ceporro, cernícalo, cipote, imbécil, leño, madero, melón, mendrugo, rocín, subnormal, tarugo, tonto, zoquete
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    calabaza, camueso, ciruelo, estúpido, gaznápiro, jumento, mastuerzo, mendrugo, peruétano, tonto
    a person who is not very bright
  4. noun
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
    synonyms: cabillo, caña, cálamo, pedúnculo, rabillo, tallo, troncho
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    filamento
    the stalk of a stamen
    esqueje
    a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
    tubérculo
    a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
    cepa, rizoma
    a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
    peciolo
    the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
    bulbo
    solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
    ñame
    edible tuber of any of several yams
    raquis
    axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence
    ramita, vara, vareta, varilla, verdugo, verdugón
    a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
    type of:
    órgano, órgano vegetal
    a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
  5. noun
    a truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed
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    sólido
    a three-dimensional shape
  6. noun
    large log traditionally burned at Christmas
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    acumulación
    the large log at the back of a hearth fire
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