Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [troh-kee]
- /ˈtroʊ ki/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [troh-kee]
- /ˈtroʊ ki/
Definitions of troche word
- noun troche a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried. 1
- noun troche a small, usually round, medicinal lozenge 0
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Origin of troche
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; back formation from troches, earlier tro(s)chies, late Middle English trocis (taken as plural) < Middle French trocisse < Latin trochiscus < Greek trochískos, equivalent to troch(ós) wheel (akin to tréchein to run) + -iskos diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Troche
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troche popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for troche
noun troche
- bolus — a small round soft mass, esp of chewed food
- capsule — A capsule is a very small tube containing powdered or liquid medicine, which you swallow.
- cough drop — a lozenge to relieve a cough
- horehound — an Old World plant, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, having downy leaves and small, whitish flowers, and containing a bitter, medicinal juice that is used as an expectorant, vermifuge, and laxative.
- lozenge — a small, flavored tablet made from sugar or syrup, often medicated, originally diamond-shaped.
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