trebelho

Portuguese, noun/tɾeˈbe.ʎu/

trebelho is spelled T-R-E-B-E-L-H-O (8 letters). Trebelho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “chess piece” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of trebelhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “no xadrez, cada uma das peças”.

What does trebelho mean in English?

noun

1
masculineobsoletechess piece

verb

1
first-person singular present indicative of trebelhar

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. no xadrez, cada uma das peças 2. folia, dança, divertimento, jogo, brincadeira

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of trebelho

trebelhos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce trebelho?

Brazil /tɾeˈbe.ʎu/
Portugal /tɾɨˈbɐ(j).ʎu/
Portugal [tɾɨˈβɐ(j).ʎu]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.