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How to pronounce trefoil

American English pronunciation

TREE-foyl

IPA
/ˈtɹiˌfɔɪl/
Syllables
TREE · foyl (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
Also said
TREH-foyl

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What trefoil means

noun

A design shaped like a three-part clover leaf

In a sentence: The garden gate had a trefoil cut into it, like a tiny clover.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin trifolium, made from tri-, meaning "three," and folium, meaning "leaf."

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