trunk

/tˈɹʌŋk/TRUHNGK
/tˈɹʌŋk/TRUHNGK

Meaninga stem, a stock

Common meaning: a tree's main stem

Other meanings: a chest

Journey through time

  1. Latintruncumsource
  2. Frenchtroncsource
  3. Englishtrunk‘a tree's main stem’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin truncum ‘a stem, a stock’.

Roots

  • truncum Latin “a stem, a stock”

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