tranco

See also: trancó and tranço

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Latin trāns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrant͡so/
• Rhymes: -ant͡so
• Syllabification: tran‧co

Noun

tranco (accusative singular trancon, plural trancoj, accusative plural trancojn)

1. (religion) trance (dazed or unconscious condition)

   Hypernyms: stato, konscio, spiritualismo

   Hyponym: ekstazo

References

• “tranco”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto tranco, Latin trāns, English trance, French transe, German Trance, Italian trance, Russian тра́нс (tráns), Spanish trance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrant͡so/
• Hyphenation: tran‧co

Noun

tranco (plural tranci)

1. trance (dazed or unconscious state)
2. trance, hypnosis (trance-like state induced by hypnotism)

Synonyms

• hipnoto
• hipnotigo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɐ̃.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ku
• Hyphenation: tran‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Castilian.

Noun

tranco m (plural trancos)

1. jump performed by a horse
2. abrupt or irregular movement of a vehicle or a person transported by it

   Synonyms: solavanco, abanão, abalo

3. push (application of force)

   Synonyms: empurrão, safanão

4. bump

   Synonyms: esbarro, repelão

Derived terms

• aguentar o tranco
• aos trancos
• aos trancos e barrancos

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tranco

1. first-person singular present indicative of trancar

Further reading

• “tranco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “tranco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “tranco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾanko/ [ˈt̪ɾãŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -anko
• Syllabification: tran‧co

Etymology 1

From tranca.

Noun

tranco m (plural trancos)

1. large step or jump

Derived terms

• a trancos

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tranco

1. first-person singular present indicative of trancar

Further reading

• “tranco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025