English

Noun

tresillo

1. (music) A type of Latin American musical rhythm consisting of three-beat units.
2. An obsolete letter shaped like a 3 from colonial Mayan orthographies to indicate a uvular ejective.

See also

• cuatrillo
• cinquillo

Spanish

Etymology

tres ‎(“three”) +‎ -illo

Noun

tresillo m ‎(plural tresillos)

1. (music) triplet
2. three-piece suite
3. A type of card game
4. A type of Latin American musical rhythm consisting of three-beat units.
5. An obsolete letter shaped like a 3 from colonial Mayan orthographies to indicate a uvular ejective.

See also

• cuatrillo
• cinquillo