See also: trenzá

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈtɾenθa/ [ˈt̪ɾẽn̟.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈtɾensa/ [ˈt̪ɾẽn.sa]
  • Rhymes: -enθa
  • Rhymes: -ensa
  • Syllabification: tren‧za

Etymology 1

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Probably a blend of Old French tresce (tress) and trena (sash) (Vulgar Latin *trena << Latin trina (triple)). Possibly influenced by tres (three). Compare French tresse, Italian treccia.

Noun

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trenza f (plural trenzas)

  1. plait, braid, tress, pigtail

Etymology 2

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Verb

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trenza

  1. inflection of trenzar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading

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