trebello

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Unknown. Cognate with Portuguese trebelho and Spanish trebejo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trebello m (plural trebellos)

  1. trap for catching wild animals
  2. toy
  3. (informal) device; tool; gadget
  4. game, jest, joke; diversion
  5. (archaic) chess piece
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 515:
      Et diz o conto que os trebellos et o caualo erã d'ouro et de prata, laurados muy noblement et per grã soteleza
      And the tale says that the chess pieces and the knight were made of gold and silver, crafted in the most noble way and with great subtlety
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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trebello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of trebellar

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trebello m

  1. chess piece
  2. game, joke
  3. diversion

Descendants

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  • Portuguese: trebelho
  • Galician: trebello