noun, masculine/tɾeˈbexo/plural: trebejos
tool, utensil, instrument; toy; chess piece; diversion, pastime; joke, jest
“Los trebejos del ajedrez son ocho piezas y ocho peones para cada jugador, siendo, para el uno, de color blanco y para el otro de negro.” — The chessmen are eight pieces and eight pawns for each player, one white and one black.
Synonyms: herramienta, instrumento, utensilio, juguete
Probably from Old Spanish *trebe, from trébede (“trivet, something small”), ultimately from Latin tripedes, plural of tripes.