trinche

See also: trinché

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• trenhu, trénge, tringhien (Italian Walser)
• trinke

Etymology

From Middle High German trinken, from Old High German trinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną. Cognate with German trinken, Dutch drinken, English drink, Icelandic drekka.

Verb

trinche

1. (Carcoforo) to drink

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Galician

Verb

trinche

1. inflection of trinchar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

trinche

1. inflection of trinchar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾint͡ʃe/ [ˈt̪ɾĩnʲ.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -intʃe
• Syllabification: trin‧che

Etymology 1

Deverbal from trinchar.

Noun

trinche m (plural trinches)

1. (Latin America) fork

   Synonym: tenedor

Etymology 2

Verb

trinche

1. inflection of trinchar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “trinche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28