трефа

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • (cards) clubs one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣

Etymology

Borrowed from German Treff (meeting point, meeting, clubs) derived from French trèfle (clover, l, clubs, en, clovers) derived from Ancient Greek τρίφυλλιον (clover).

Origin

Ancient Greek

τρίφυλλιον

Gloss

clover

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