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noun, masculine

trèfle

/tʁɛfl/

noun, masculine/tʁɛfl/plural: trèfles

clover; clubs (card suit); trefoil

J'ai trouvé un trèfle à quatre feuilles !I found a four-leaf clover!

Inherited from Old French tresfle, from Vulgar Latin *trifolum, from Latin trifolium, calque of Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon). Or taken from the Greek itself. Compare Old French trefeuil.