Tres

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name.

    "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."

Noun
  1. 1
    A three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.
  2. 2
    plural of tre form-of, plural

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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