trey C2+ Topic:Sports & Fitness US /treɪ/ UK /treɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a playing card or die showing three; a three-point basketball shot He drew a trey of hearts and grimaced at his weak hand. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a playing card or die... threetrio Word family Related forms three Etymology AI details From Anglo-Norman and Old French treis, trei ('three'), from Latin tres ('three'); originally the three-spot on dice or cards. treis Old French tres Latin *treyes Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Sports & Fitness Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # trey **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /treɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /treɪ/ ## Meanings 1. a playing card or die showing three; a three-point basketball shot ## Examples - He drew a trey of hearts and grimaced at his weak hand. ## Synonyms - three - trio ## Related Forms - three ## Roots and Affixes - Root: treis - Root: tres - Root: *treyes ## Etymology From Anglo-Norman and Old French treis, trei ('three'), from Latin tres ('three'); originally the three-spot on dice or cards. ## AI Etymology Trey is from Anglo-Norman and Old French treis, trei ('three'), from Latin tres ('three'); originally the three-spot on dice or cards. Important recorded forms include treis (Old French), tres (Latin), and *treyes (Proto-Indo-European). The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers a playing card or die showing three; a three-point basketball shot. The wider family includes related words such as three. ## Topics - Sports & Fitness - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown