Galician edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin triumphus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

trunfo m (plural trunfos)

  1. triumph, victory
    Synonyms: éxito, vitoria
    • 1808, anonymous author, Un labrador que foi sarxento:
      Salirán cando volvades,
      Para traervos en trunfo
      Con gaitas e con ferreñas,
      Todal as Mozas de rumbo.
      They'll come out on your return,
      for bringing you in triumph
      with bagpipes and zills,
      all the girls along the way
  2. (card games) trump

Related terms edit

Verb edit

trunfo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of trunfar

References edit

  • triumpho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • trunfo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • trunfo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • trunfo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: trun‧fo

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin triumphus. Doublet of triunfo.

Noun edit

trunfo m (plural trunfos)

  1. (card games) trump (suit that outranks all others)
  2. (card games) trump (playing card of that suit)
  3. (figuratively) trump (something that gives one an advantage)

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

trunfo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of trunfar