triunfo

/ˈtɾjunfo/ · B2 · noun · m

victory

🏆 Same Latin root as triumph, and the English word trump comes from it

From Latin triumphus, a Roman general's victory procession. In card games, Spanish triunfo also means the trump suit, and English trump grew out of triumph. Playing your trump card is a small triunfo.

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