troche Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat
    cough drop; pastille; pastil.

WordNet

Tro"che noun
Etymology
Gr. trocho`s anything round or circular, a wheel, properly, a runner, fr. tre`chein to run. Cf. Trochee.
Definitions
  1. (Pharm.) A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of circular form.

Webster 1913