tresillo

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noun

A type of Latin American musical rhythm consisting of three-beat units.

OriginSpanish tresillo →
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Meanings

noun
  1. entertainmentA type of Latin American musical rhythm consisting of three-beat units.
  2. An obsolete letter (Ꜫ, ꜫ) used in colonial Mayan orthographies to indicate a uvular ejective.

Origin

  1. Spanishtresillo
  2. Englishtresillo

Borrowed from Spanish tresillo.

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APA

tresillo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tresillo

MLA

“tresillo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tresillo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tresillo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tresillo.

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