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truhan.

a scoundrel, scammer, swindler

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɾuˈan/Central-America, including, often[t̪ɾuˈãn]Central-America, including, often/ˈtɾwan/Central-America[ˈt̪ɾwãn]Central-America

  1. a scoundrel, scammer, swindler

    masculine

  2. a rogue, crook

    masculine

  3. a medieval jester, buffoon

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

According to Coromines and Pascual, from Old Spanish trufán, attested since the 13th century, borrowed from Old French truand (“a mendicant; a crook or gangster”), from a Gaulish *trūgantos, perhaps diminutive of *trūgos, cognate with English truant, Irish trogán, related to Old Irish tróg (“miserable, unfortunate”), Breton tru (“weak”).

adj/tɾuˈan/Central-America, including, often[t̪ɾuˈãn]Central-America, including, often/ˈtɾwan/Central-America[ˈt̪ɾwãn]Central-America

  1. cunning, tricky

  2. clowning, wisecracking (said of a person)

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

According to Coromines and Pascual, from Old Spanish trufán, attested since the 13th century, borrowed from Old French truand (“a mendicant; a crook or gangster”), from a Gaulish *trūgantos, perhaps diminutive of *trūgos, cognate with English truant, Irish trogán, related to Old Irish tróg (“miserable, unfortunate”), Breton tru (“weak”).

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