trèfle
See also: tréflé
French
Etymology
From Old French tresfle, from Vulgar Latin *trīfolum, from Latin trifolium, calque of Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon). Or taken from the Greek itself. Compare Old French trefeuil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁɛfl/
Noun
trèfle m (plural trèfles)
- clover
- J'ai trouvé un trèfle à quatre feuilles ! (I found a four-leaf clover!)
- (card games) clubs (card suit)
- (architecture) trefoil
- (heraldry) trefoil
Further reading
- “trèfle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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