trebello

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Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Portuguese trebelho and Spanish trebejo.

Pronunciation

Noun

trebello m (plural trebellos)

  1. trap for catching wild animals
  2. toy
  3. (familiar) device; tool; gadget
  4. game, jest, joke; diversion
  5. (archaic) chess piece
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo (ed.), 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

Derived terms

References


Old Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

trebello m

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

Descendants

  • Portuguese: trebelho
  • Galician: trebello