how to pronounce truncheon

/ˈtɹʌn.tʃən/

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truncheon is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of truncheon

noun:

A short staff, a club; a cudgel.
The shaft of a spear.
A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.
A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.
A penis.
A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.

verb:

To strike with a truncheon.

truncheon frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word truncheon occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.