Etymology

tresillo

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Today it means: A type of Latin American musical rhythm consisting of three-beat units. Full definition →

Spanish tresillo
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromtresillo
  2. English todaytresillo

Borrowed from Spanish tresillo.

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