trey
word
/ˈtɹeɪ/
tray
/tɹˈeɪ/
tray
Definition
A trey is an old or specialized word for the number three on a playing card or die. In some contexts, especially older usage, it can also mean a tray.
Usage & Nuances
This word is uncommon in modern everyday English. You are most likely to see it in card games, gambling language, military/radio code, names, or older literature. For the object you carry food on, modern English normally uses 'tray', not 'trey'.
Spanish: tres (naipes o dados) - bandeja (raro)Portuguese (BR): três (em cartas ou dados) - bandeja (raro)Portuguese (PT): três (em cartas ou dados) - tabuleiro (raro)Chinese (Simplified): 三点牌 - 托盘（罕见）Chinese (Traditional): 三點牌 - 託盤（罕見）Hindi: तीन का पत्ता या पासा - ट्रे (दुर्लभ)Arabic: ثلاثة (في الورق أو النرد) - صينية (نادر)Bengali: তিন্ (কার্ড বা পাশার জন্য) - ট্রে (খাবার পরিবেশনের জিনিস)Russian: тройка (карта или кубик) - поднос (устар.)Japanese: スリー（トランプやサイコロの３） - トレー（古語）Vietnamese: ba (trong bài hoặc xúc xắc) - khay (cũ, hiếm)Korean: 트레이(카드나 주사위의 숫자 3) - 쟁반(옛 용법)Turkish: üçlü (iskambil veya zar için) - tepsi (eski kullanım)Urdu: تھری (تاش یا پانسہ میں تین) - ٹرے (پرانا مطلب)Indonesian: tiga (pada kartu atau dadu) - baki (makna lama)
Example Sentences
The die showed a trey.
basic
In this old book, trey means a tray.
basic
I had a pair, and then she pulled a trey on the river.
natural
You almost never hear trey in normal conversation anymore.
natural
He turned over a trey of hearts.
basic
The pilot read the code as 'trey, zero, niner.'
natural