trogne
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Gaulish trugna (“nose, snout”), which could be related to *srogna (“nose”).[1] Cognate with Welsh trwyn, Cornish troen, Breton stroen.
Pronunciation
Noun
trogne f (plural trognes)
- pollard (pollarded tree)
- (colloquial) mug (face)
References
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 101 ii (3)
Further reading
- “trogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
Adjective
trogne