trunfo

Galician

Alternative forms

• triunfo

Etymology

From Latin triumphus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾunfo/ [ˈt̪ɾuɱ.fʊ]
• Rhymes: -unfo
• Hyphenation: trun‧fo

Noun

trunfo m (plural trunfos)

1. triumph, victory

   Synonyms: éxito, vitoria

   • 1808, anonymous author, Un labrador que foi sarxento:

     Salirán cando volvades,
     Para traervos en trunfo
     Con gaitas e con ferreñas,
     Todal as Mozas de rumbo.

     They'll come out on your return,
     for bringing you in triumph
     with bagpipes and zills,
     all the girls along the way

2. (card games) trump

Related terms

• trunfar

Verb

trunfo

1. first-person singular present indicative of trunfar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “triumpho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trunfo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “trunfo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trunfo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾũ.fu/

• Hyphenation: trun‧fo

Etymology 1

From Latin triumphus. Doublet of triunfo.

Noun

trunfo m (plural trunfos)

1. (card games) trump (suit that outranks all others)
2. (card games) trump (playing card of that suit)
3. (figuratively) trump (something that gives one an advantage)

Etymology 2

Verb

trunfo

1. first-person singular present indicative of trunfar