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tres

nounnounattested in dialogue

A three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.

noun

  1. 1

    A three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tres (“three”). Doublet of three and trey.

noun

  1. 1

    Also a form of treplural of tre

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Forms

plural
treses
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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