Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tres

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: tres
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

name

A male given name.

Example Sentences

"The man, Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, was charged with one count of attempting to commit a hate crime, which, because it involved an attempt to kill, is punishable by up to life in prison, and one count of illegally possessing a machine gun, which is punishable by up to 10 years, according to the Justice Department."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

treses (plural)

Derived Forms

tresero

Phrases

tres leches tres-tine

Frequently Paired Words

tres leches tres-tine

Questions

What does tres mean?: A three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.
Where does tres come from?: Borrowed from Spanish tres (“three”). Doublet of three and trey.

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