Standard Lemma guide

troche

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈtɹoʊ.ki/
  • homophone: trochee
  • rhymes with -əʊki
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɹəʊʃ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊʃ
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AA1 CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A lozenge; a cough drop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cough drop, pastille, pastil

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lozenge

History

Etymology

Medical English got troche and trochiscus from late Latin trochiscus; from Ancient Greek τρόχισκος (trókhiskos, “a small ball”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós, “wheel”).