trinchera

See also: trincherà, and Trinchera

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trincera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾinˈt͡ʃeɾa/ [t̪ɾĩnʲˈt͡ʃe.ɾa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: trin‧che‧ra

Noun

trinchera f (plural trincheras)

1. trench, ditch

   Synonyms: cuneta, zanja

2. trench (in war)

Derived terms

• atrincherar
• en tiempos de guerra cualquier agujero es trinchera
• guerra de trincheras

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: trintsera

Further reading

• “trinchera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28