Masculine

trébol

Meaning

  1. (masculine) clover
  2. (masculine) trefoil, shamrock
  3. (masculine) trefoil
  4. (masculine) club (a playing card of the suit clubs, tréboles)

Synonyms

trifolio

barra de la garra

Frequency

24k
Hyphenated as
tré‧bol
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɾebol/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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