trineo

/tɾiˈneo/ · B2 · noun · m

sled

trineo — sled

🛷 trineo = tri + neo: three NEW runners to glide, sounds like TREE-NAY-oh

Spanish trineo comes from French traîneau, from traîner, to drag or pull. A sleigh is something you drag over snow. Link trineo with train and trail, which share that same pulling idea.

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