tridente
Spanish, noun/tɾiˈdente/
tridente is spelled T-R-I-D-E-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tridente is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “trident (a three-pronged spear)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En general, cualquier cosa rematada por tres pinchos o dientes”.
What does tridente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinehaving three teeth
noun
- 1
masculinetrident (a three-pronged spear)
- 2
masculineharpoon
- 3
masculineTridens grass.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Especie de lanza de tres puntas: una central y las otras dos constituidas por brazos paralelos de forma parecida a una bielda, utilizada especialmente en el circo romano por los reciarios, pero también antiguamente por ciertos pescadores. Es un símbolo de Poseidón (o Neptuno, en la mitología romana), del dios hindú Shivá y, en algunas representaciones, también del diablo. Así mismo es la figura ce 2. En general, cualquier cosa rematada por tres pinchos o dientes. 3. Fisga, arpón de pesca.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tridente
- tridentes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tridente?
- /tɾiˈdente/
- [t̪ɾiˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e]
- [t̪ɾiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tridente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tridente in Spanish?
tridente appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).