tres
tres Lexical Profile
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• adverb
To a high degree; very or extremely (typically used for affected, fashionable, or humorous emphasis).
"The boutique hotel's minimalist decor and rooftop lounge felt tres chic."
• noun
A traditional Cuban plucked string instrument resembling a small guitar, fitted with three courses of two strings each and central to son cubano music.
"The ensemble's syncopated rhythm was driven by the bright, metallic melody of the Cuban tres."
Word Nuance & Usage
As an adverb meaning 'very', this word is an unaccented variant of the French borrowing 'très' and is typically used in English for humorous, fashionable, or affected emphasis (as in 'tres chic'). As a noun, it is borrowed from Spanish and denotes the guitar-like musical instrument of Cuba.
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Word Origin & Etymology
The adverbial sense is borrowed from French très ('very'), from Old French tres, ultimately from Latin trans ('across, beyond'). The musical instrument sense is borrowed from Cuban Spanish tres ('three'), referring to its three courses of double strings, from Latin tres.