trove

Originally in the phrase treasure trove, from Anglo-Norman tresor trouvé (“found treasure”), where the past participle trouvé (“found”) was interpreted in English as a noun. Doublet of trope.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɹəʊv/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɹoʊv/
• Rhymes: -əʊv

• Audio (UK):

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trove (plural troves)

1. A treasure trove; a collection of treasure.
2. A collection of things.

• orvet, overt, voter

trove

1. inflection of trovar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• “trove”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “trove”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

trove

1. inflection of trovar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative