Do you speak a little French when you say 'trocar'?

'Trocar' is a word borrowed from French 'trois carre'. The word entered the English language some time around 1706.

trocar [noun] [circa 1706]

A sharp-pointed surgical instrument fitted with a cannula and used especially to insert the cannula into a body cavity ...

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Etymology: French 'trocart' alteration of 'trois-quart' from 'trois' three + 'carre' edge

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