trenca

See also: Trenca and trencà

Catalan

Etymology 1

Deverbal from trencar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtɾɛŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈtɾəŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾeŋ.ka]

Noun

trenca f (plural trenques)

1. breakage

   Synonym: trencadissa

2. branching (in a road, river, etc.)

   Synonym: trencall

3. lesser grey shrike

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish trenca; further origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾeŋ.ka]

Noun

trenca f (plural trenques)

1. duffel coat

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtɾɛŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈtɾəŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾeŋ.ka]

Verb

trenca

1. inflection of trencar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “trenca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾenka/ [ˈt̪ɾẽŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -enka
• Syllabification: tren‧ca

Noun

trenca f (plural trencas)

1. duffel coat

Further reading

• “trenca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10