Etymograph

English

trocha

Trocha comes from Spanish trocha ‘trail, narrow path’.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presenttrocha1‘trail, narrow path’
  2. Englishtodaytrocha1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English trocha

Lineage

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presenttrochaWiktionary, English trocha‘trail, narrow path’
  2. EnglishtodaytrochaWiktionary, English trocha

Every English word from Spanish trocha

Today it means

noun A line of fortifications, usually rough, constructed to prevent the passage of an enemy across a region.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “trocha”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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