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, borrowed straight from Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɾebol/, [ˈt̪ɾeβol]

Noun

trébol m (plural tréboles)

clover
trefoil, shamrock
(heraldry) trefoil
(card games) club (a playing card of the suit clubs, tréboles)

See also

Suits in Spanish · palos (layout · text)

corazones ♥	diamantes ♦	picas ♠	tréboles ♣

Further reading

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

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