troïka
French, noun/tʁɔj.ka/
troïka is spelled T-R-O-Ï-K-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 44,377th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Troïka is a French feminine noun meaning “troika (vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chariot ou traîneau russe tiré par un attelage de trois chevaux”.
What does troïka mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetroika (vehicle)
- 2
femininetroika (party of three)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chariot ou traîneau russe tiré par un attelage de trois chevaux. 2. Réunion de trois personnes. 3. Alliance de trois personnalités politiques ou militaires pour diriger. 4. Experts représentant la Commission européenne, la Banque centrale européenne et le Fonds monétaire international.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of troïka
- troïkas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce troïka?
- /tʁɔj.ka/
- \tʁɔj.ka\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to troïka
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is troïka in French?
troïka appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).