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)

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

Derived terms

• trébol blanco
• trébol de agua
• trébol dulce
• trébol encarnado
• trébol hediondo
• trébol persa
• trébol rojo
• trébol violeta

 

Further reading

• “trébol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014