truel
See also: Truel
English
Noun
truel (plural truels)
- (neologism) A conflict between three contending persons, groups or ideas.
Related terms
Galician
truel or trueiro
Etymology
From Old French truelle (“trowel”), diminutive of Latin trua (“ladle”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾuˈɛl/
Noun
truel m (plural trueis)
- a fishing hand net or landing net (small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch)
Related terms
References
- “truel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “truel” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “truel” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. truel.
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