trole

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

trole m (plural troles)

1. trolley bus (bus powered via overhead electric cables)
2. (regional) draisine (light, auxiliary rail vehicle)

   Synonym: dresina

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English troll.

Noun

trole m (plural troles)

1. Alternative form of trol

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

trole

1. inflection of trolar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English trolley.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾole/ [ˈt̪ɾo.le]
• Rhymes: -ole
• Syllabification: tro‧le

Noun

trole m (plural troles)

1. trolley bus

Alternative forms

• trolley

Related terms

• trolebús

 

Further reading

• “trole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10