trey

Meaning

1. A playing card or die with the rank of three.
2. A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes.
3. (Canada, US, informal, obsolete) A three-pointer.
4. (Australia, informal) A three penny coin; a thrippence.
5. (informal) The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III.
6. The third branch of a deer's antler.

Synonyms

three

tercet

ternary

third gear

threesome

tierce

triad

trine

trinity

trio

triplet

troika

terzetto

deuce-ace

ternion

3

leash

III

Translations

tre

3

tres

3

3

τριάρι παιγνίδι χαρτών

tercet

trois

3

10

triade

triolisme

Un

3

três

3

trio

3

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹeɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: treye

In summary

PIE word
*tréyes
From Middle English treye, from Anglo-Norman trei or treis, from Old French treis (“three”). Doublet of three and tres.