trinchera

See also: trincherà and Trinchera

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trincera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾinˈt͡ʃeɾa/ [t̪ɾĩnʲˈt͡ʃe.ɾa]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: trin‧che‧ra

Noun

trinchera f (plural trincheras)

1. trench, ditch

   Synonyms: cuneta, zanja

2. trench (in war)

Derived terms

• atrincherar
• en tiempos de guerra cualquier agujero es trinchera
• guerra de trincheras

Descendants

• → Tagalog: trintsera

Further reading

• “trinchera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025