English
tronc
Tronc comes from French tronc des pauvres ‘poor box’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presenttronc des pauvres‘poor box’
- Englishtodaytronc
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presenttronc des pauvres‘poor box’
- Englishtodaytronc
Every English word from French tronc des pauvres
Today it means
noun A monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out between all staff, e.g. in a restaurant.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French tronc des pauvres / tronc