Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trump

/tɹʌmp/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables
trump
IPA
/tɹʌmp/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.

noun

A playing card of that suit.

noun

An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.

Archaic; Colloquial

noun

An old card game, almost identical to whist; the game of ruff.

noun

A card of the major arcana of the tarot.

verb

To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.

Transitive verb

verb

To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Possibly from French triomphe (“triumph”) or Old French triumphe. If so, it is a doublet of triumph and thriambus. Compare German Trumpf.

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Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /tɹʌmp/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

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Questions

How do you pronounce trump?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹʌmp/.
What does trump mean?
The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
Where does trump come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce trump

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