trey

See also: Trey

English

Etymology

From Middle English treye, from Anglo-Norman trei or treis, from Old French treis (“three”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: trā, IPA^(key): /tɹeɪ/

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• Homophones: tray, trait (one pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

trey (plural treys)

1. (card games, occasionally dice games) A playing card or die with the rank of three.
2. (card games, dice games, dominoes) A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes.
3. (US, Canada, basketball, informal) A three-pointer.
4. (informal) The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III.

Related terms

• tray-trip

Translations

playing card

• Finnish: kolmonen (fi)

• Japanese: トレイ (torei)

score

• Finnish: kolmonen (fi)

• Japanese: トレイ (torei)

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

Anagrams

• Tyer, Tyre, tyer, tyre