trisca

Galician

Etymology 1

Deverbal from triscar (“to stomp, step”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɾiskɐ]

Noun

trisca f (plural triscas)

1. merrymaking

   Synonym: troula

   • 1843, Xoán M. Pintos, A Faustino Dominguez:

     Todas aquelas festiñas
     Ydas, è voltas, paseos
     De dia é noites de bran
     Bailes é triscas d’inverno,

     All that feasts
     Round trips, walks
     Of summer days and evenings,
     Balls and merrymaking of winter

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trisca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “trisca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Etymology 2

Verb

trisca

1. inflection of triscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

trisca

1. inflection of triscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

trisca

1. inflection of triscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative