trochee.
A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
Meaning & usage
A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French trochée, via Latin trochaeus from the Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), derived from τρέχω (trékhō, “run”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.