The word " troje ", also known as "troj" or "troja" refers to a place separated by partitions that is used to store agricultural products such as fruits or cereals. It may have other meanings in different Latin American countries or Spain, although they are always related to storage.
The Royal Spanish Academy recognizes only the word "troj", which it defines as a space delimited by partitions to store fruits or cereals. In this case, as in others, the "e" falls because the sound that precedes it results from a consonant that can remain in the final position of a Spanish word. Otherwise, the "e" remains to protect the consonant.
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In Mexico and Peru a "troje" is a wooden shed that is used to store things. In the case of the Central American country, reference is also made to a very large basket made of pipe or otate (a variety of bamboo) that is used to store corn or seeds.
In Colombia it is called "troja" and it is a table made of wood designed to hold dishes and other kitchen utensils. It is also a support so that the plants grow straight and their fruits do not touch the ground.
For its part, in Chile a "troja" is a hole in the ground that the ancient communities of Atacama dug and that was used for the storage of fresh food.
They were covered with fine, clean sand, and this technique was so effective that food could be kept there for six months. The best known worldwide are the "Trojas de Jere", located in the creek of the same name, in the middle of the Atacama desert.
Finally, in Uruguay a "troja" is also a place to store country things, although it is known, it is also synonymous with "a lot" and its use occurs in everyday speech, being of vulgar use.
What the "barn" is like will depend on what is stored and the budget to build it. There are some that are modest but others are based on large structures that can be properly conditioned to maintain an ideal temperature for the preservation of fresh products.
The action of storing products in the troj is called "entrojar" or "atrojar".
Synonyms
Some words similar to "troj" are, "troje", "troja", "warehouse", "warehouse", "granary", "silo", "cellar", "attic", "hórreo", "galleon", " bread basket "," haystack "," chamber "," chicken coop "," pantry ".
Usage examples
- "After the harvest, the cereal must be stuffed into the barn."
- "By pressing the fruits in the right place, optimal preservation of the product is obtained."
- «I finish collecting the cereals and I chop them up».
- «Have you already stored the fruits in the troj?».
- «In that tiny barn we enter our small production».
- "In the harvests of previous years I put the fruits in a larger space but after the crisis I had to shrink".
- «In your place I would entrojar the products so that they do not remain in the open air of thieves».
- "I built a large shed with wood to store the cereal."
- "I have a clothing store to give to charity."
- «Tomato plants are already gaining height. We must place the troja on them ».
- «Where are the cereals? Search the troj ».
- «Take a troja de mate».
- «I was able to repair the kitchen shed. Now we can put the dishes back on her.
- «I bought in the market a wicker barn big enough to be able to transport the vegetables to the house».
- «An unusual technique of roasting meat is digging a dump and placing the embers there next to the food. Cover yourself and let it rest at home for a whole day.
References
- Troj. (2019). Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy. Recovered from: dle.rae.es
- Melvyn C. Resnick. (nineteen eighty one). «Introduction to the history of the Spanish language». Recovered from: books.google.al
- Trojas de Jere. «An oasis in the middle of the Atacama». Recovered from: eltoconar.cl