tronco
trunk (of tree or body)
noun TROHN-koh Rare
Origin: Latin truncus 'trunk, torso'
Also means
log
Usage Note
Tronco refers to a tree trunk, the human torso, or a section of cut log. In informal Spanish (especially Spain), tronco (or tronco/a) is a colloquial term of address among friends, roughly equivalent to 'mate' or 'dude'. In family genealogy, el tronco is the common ancestor of a branch.
Examples
"El árbol tenía un tronco enorme."
Natural Translation
The tree had an enormous trunk.
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