trébol
/ˈtɾebol/masculine
The Spanish word for shamrock is trébol.
trébol refers to the trefoil leaf of any clover. While trébol is the general term for the plant, if you want to specifically refer to a four-leaf clover, use trébol de cuatro hojas.
Meaning: trefoil leaf of any clover (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain and some Latin American countries, the variation Trébol de tres hojas is used to mean three-leaf clover.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of trébol is tréboles.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈtɾebol/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word trébol is also the standard term for a 'club' in a deck of playing cards.
- The term trébol is used in Spanish to describe a 'cloverleaf interchange' in highway engineering.
- The word trébol entered the Spanish language through Old Catalan trèvol rather than directly from Latin.
Examples in context
- Me gusta llevar un trébol en mi camisa para la suerte.I like to wear a shamrock on my shirt for luck.
- Encontré un trébol de cuatro hojas en el jardín.I found a four-leaf clover in the garden.
- El trébol es un símbolo de la suerte.The clover is a symbol of luck.
- Vi un trébol pequeño en el jardín.I saw a small clover in the garden.
- Este dibujo tiene un trébol de tres hojas.This drawing has a three-leaf clover.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are looking at a botanical book in a park.
- Mateo¿Qué es esa planta verde, Sofía?What is that green plant, Sofía?
- SofíaEs un trébol, Mateo.It is a clover, Mateo.
- MateoEs muy bonito.It is very beautiful.
- SofíaSí, y trae buena suerte.Yes, and it brings good luck.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “shamrock” translations and entries trébol, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries trébol, CC BY-SA 4.0.
