Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trove

/tɹoʊv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: trove
IPA: /tɹoʊv/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A treasure trove; a collection of treasure.

noun

A collection of things.

Etymology

Originally in the phrase treasure trove, from Anglo-Norman tresor trouvé (“found treasure”), where the past participle trouvé (“found”) was interpreted in English as a noun. Doublet of trope.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɹoʊv/
British English: /tɹəʊv/

Inflected Forms

troves (plural)

Synonyms

treasure trove

Rhymes With

nov drove grove stove cove hove gove clove rove tov strove wove

Questions

How do you pronounce trove?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹoʊv/.
What does trove mean?: A treasure trove; a collection of treasure.
Where does trove come from?: Originally in the phrase treasure trove, from Anglo-Norman tresor trouvé (“found treasure”), where the past participle trouvé (“found”) was interpreted in English as a noun. Doublet of trope.

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