treta

treta

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾə.tə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾe.ta/

Noun

treta f (plural tretes)

1. trick
2. joke, witty remark
3. shot

   Synonym: tret

4. (business) export

Further reading

• “treta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish treta (“feint, trick”), from French traite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾe.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: tre‧ta

Noun

treta f (plural tretas)

1. (fencing, boxing) feint (offensive movement)
2. (by extension) trick, ruse

   Synonym: estratagema

3. (informal) humbug, nonsense

   Synonym: mentira

4. angry discussion; fight

   Synonyms: lábia, léria, palavreado

5. problem

Related terms

• tretar

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Spanish

Etymology

From French traite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾeta/ [ˈt̪ɾe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: tre‧ta

Noun

treta f (plural tretas)

1. trick

Descendants

• Portuguese: treta

Further reading

• “treta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014