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troche^¹

/ˈtɹoʊ.ki/ US
/ˈtɹəʊʃ/ UK

Sounds like trochee · Rhymes with -əʊki, -əʊʃ

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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”).

noun troches

A lozenge; a cough drop. At night when you go to bed, take two drams of fine Gum Tragecanth, put it into a Galli-pot, and put half a quarter of a pint of any distilling water fitting the purpose you would make your Troches for, to it, cover it, and the next morning you shall finde it in such a Jelly as Physician, call Mussi

Troche^²

proper noun Troches

A surname.

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"troche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/troche. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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troche. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/troche

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"troche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/troche.

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@misc{troche_2026,
  title = {troche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/troche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}