Main Entry:

tro·chee

Pronunciation:

\ˈtrō-(ˌ)kē\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

probably from Middle French trochée, from Latin trochaeus, from Greek trochaios, from trochaios running, from trochē run, course, from trechein to run; akin to Greek trochos wheel, Old Irish droch

Date:

1589

: a metrical foot consisting of one long syllable followed by one short syllable or of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable (as in apple)