treta

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtɾe.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Mallorca) [ˈtɾe.tə], (Menorca) [ˈtɾɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾe.ta]

Inherited from Latin tracta. First attested in 1009.

treta f (plural tretes)

1. taking out, withdrawal
2. output (of a factory, method of production, etc.)
3. accessibility (of a house, etc., for vehicles)
4. (business) export
5. trick
6. joke, witty remark
7. (tennis) ace (unreturnable serve)
8. (archaic) shot (of a gun, cannon, etc.)

   Synonym: tret

9. (livestock) separation of livestock intended for sale (because unsuitable for breeding)

treta f sg

1. feminine singular of tret

• “treta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Borrowed from Spanish treta (“feint, trick”), from French traite.

• Hyphenation: tre‧ta

treta f (plural tretas)

1. (fencing, boxing) feint (offensive movement)
2. (by extension) trick, ruse

   Synonym: estratagema

3. (informal) humbug, nonsense

   Synonym: mentira

4. angry discussion; fight

   Synonyms: lábia, léria, palavreado

5. problem

• tretar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Hyphenation: tre‧ta

treta

1. inflection of tretar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Borrowed from French traite.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾeta/ [ˈt̪ɾe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: tre‧ta

treta f (plural tretas)

1. trick

• Portuguese: treta

• “treta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024