"Trunk" meaning in English

See Trunk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Trunks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Trunk, also a Jewish Ashkenazi surname. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Trunk}} German Trunk Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Trunk (plural Trunks)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Trunk-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 78 13 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 11 12 2

Inflected forms

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