trébol
See also: trebol
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan trèvol, from Vulgar Latin *trifulus < *trifolum, from Latin trifolium, calque of Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon, “clover”), from τρία (tría, “three”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”). Doublet of trifolio. Cognate with English trefoil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɾebol/ [ˈt̪ɾe.β̞ol]
- Rhymes: -ebol
- Syllabification: tré‧bol
Noun
trébol m (plural tréboles)
- clover
- trefoil, shamrock
- (heraldry) trefoil
- (card games) club (a playing card of the suit clubs, tréboles)
See also
Suits in Spanish · palos (layout · text) | |||
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corazones | diamantes | picas | tréboles |
Further reading
- “trébol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014