trèfle

Signification

1. clover
2. clubs (card suit)
3. trefoil
4. trefoil

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tʁɛfl/

Étymologie

Inherited from Old French tresfle, from Vulgar Latin *trifolum, from Latin trifolium, calque of Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon). Or taken from the Greek itself. Compare Old French trefeuil.

Phrases

À l'intérieur , trois absides groupées en forme de trèfle forment un triconque.

Inside, three apses grouped in the shape of a clover form a trumpet.