trela
See also: třěła
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *tragella or *tragenella, from trahō (“I bring”): compare tralla (“rope; whip”), from Latin trāgula. Compare also Portuguese trena and Spanish trena.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
trela f (plural trelas)
- leash
- Synonym: correa
- halter
- wooden ring tied to the extreme of a string, used for fastening it.
- Synonym: targa
- rope used for securing the load
- swing (a line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; children's game)
- Synonym: randeira
- (figurative, colloquial) jail, prison
- 1858, Juan Manuel Pintos, Contos da aldea que parecen historias da vila e historias da vila que parecen contos da aldea, Vigo: El Album del Miño, page 224:
- E logo ese caliveira de ese soldado que a rifa foi o que armou na taberna e na trenla estar debía agora
- And then again, this party animal, this soldier who started the brawl at the tavern and who now should be in jail
- E logo ese caliveira de ese soldado que a rifa foi o que armou na taberna e na trenla estar debía agora
- 1858, Juan Manuel Pintos, Contos da aldea que parecen historias da vila e historias da vila que parecen contos da aldea, Vigo: El Album del Miño, page 224:
Derived terms
References
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- “trela” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *tragella or *tragenella, from trahō (“I bring”).
Noun
trela f (plural trelas)
Swahili
Etymology
Noun
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