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See also: Troy
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English troye, from Anglo-Norman. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, probably first used at a fair in Troyes, France.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
troy (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to, troy weight.
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Numeral[edit]
troy
Descendants[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally in the compound onza troy (“troy ounce”); a loan translation of English troy ounce, perhaps after the French city of Troyes.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
troy (invariable)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “troy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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