triz
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See also: -triz
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain, possibly from triscar (“to touch lightly”) or Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
triz m (plural trizes)
Usage notes[edit]
Mostly used in the fixed expression por um triz (“barely, almost, within a whisker”).
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
- Portuguese terms with unknown etymologies
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese 1-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/is
- Rhymes:Portuguese/is/1 syllable
- Rhymes:Portuguese/iʃ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/iʃ/1 syllable
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns