trinquete

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɾinˈkete/ [t̪ɾĩŋˈke.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: trin‧que‧te

Etymology 1

From French trinquet.

Noun

trinquete m (plural trinquetes)

  1. (nautical) foremast
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Tenía dos vergas en el palo de trinquete, y en el de mesana que era pequeñísimo flotaba un jirón rojo
      It had two yards on the foresail mast, and on that of the tiny mizzen was flapping a ripped rag.
  2. (nautical) foresail
  3. (mechanics) ratchet
  4. (mechanics) ratchet wheel and pawl (entire mechanism)
  5. buckle
  6. a variety of a Basque pelota court
  7. (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, colloquial) strong person, titan, powerhouse, beast
Derived terms
  • estar hecho un trinquete
  • rueda de trinquete (“ratchet wheel”)

Etymology 2

From trincar.

Noun

trinquete m (plural trinquetes)

  1. A kind of hook
  2. (Mexico, colloquial) rip-off, ripoff
  3. (Mexico, colloquial) bribe or bribery, shady deal, corrupt affair (usually of a public official)

See also
  • a cada trinquete

Further reading
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