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Galician
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *tragella or *tragenella, from trahō (“I bring”): compare tralla (“rope; whip”), from Latin trāgula. Compare also Portuguese trena and Spanish trena.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɾɛla/
- Rhymes: -ɛla
- Hyphenation: tre‧la
Noun
trela f (plural trelas)
- leash
- Synonym: correa
- halter
- Synonyms: cabestro, xácoma
- wooden ring tied to the extreme of a string, used for fastening it
- Synonym: targa
- rope used for securing the load
- Synonyms: adival, liame, luria, sedeño, treixa, trelo
- swing (a line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; children's game)
- Synonym: randeeira
- (figurative, colloquial) jail, prison
- Synonyms: cadea, prisión
1858, Juan Manuel Pintos, Contos da aldea que parecen historias da vila e historias da vila que parecen contos da aldea, Vigo: El Album del Miño, page 224:E logo ese caliveira de ese soldado que a rifa foi o que armou na taberna e na trenla estar debía agora- And then again, this party animal, this soldier who started the brawl at the tavern and who now should be in jail
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trenla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “trela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “trenla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *tragella or *tragenella, from trahō.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
- Hyphenation: tre‧la
Noun
trela f (plural trelas)
- leash (strip usually made of leather or metal that is attached to the collar to guide dogs)
- Synonym: guia
Derived terms
Further reading
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English trailer.
Pronunciation
Noun
trela class V (plural matrela class VI)
- trailer