#WordOfTheDay #MerriamWebster 15 March 2026
tranche
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/tranche-2026-03-15
In French, tranche means “slice.” Cutting deeper into the word’s etymology, we find the Old French word trenchier, meaning “to cut,” which has its likely origin in a Latin word meaning “to cut in