Meanings
tres1
plural treses
- entertainmentA three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.
tres2
- pluralplural of tre
Tres3
- A male given name.
1 more example
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.
2021 July 21, Michael Levenson, “‘Incel’ Is Charged With Plotting to Shoot Women, U.S. Says”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2021
Origin
tres · noun
- Spanishtres“three”
- Englishtres
Borrowed from Spanish tres (“three”). Doublet of three and trey.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish tres cubano, tres
- tres cubanoguitar-like instrument
- tresguitar-like instrument
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tres. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tres
“tres.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tres. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tres,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tres.
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