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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/
- Rhymes: -ebol
- Syllabification: tré‧bol
Noun
trébol m (plural tréboles)
- clover
- trefoil, shamrock
- (heraldry) trefoil
- (card games) club (a playing card of the suit clubs, tréboles)
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