tramoya

Spanish

Etymology

From trama (“weave, plot”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /tɾaˈmoʝa/ [t̪ɾaˈmo.ʝa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /tɾaˈmoʃa/ [t̪ɾaˈmo.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /tɾaˈmoʒa/ [t̪ɾaˈmo.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -oʝa
  • Syllabification: tra‧mo‧ya

Noun

tramoya f (plural tramoyas)

  1. (theater) the stage machinery, or a piece thereof
  2. (figurative) racket, scam, scheme

Descendants

  • → Catalan: tramoia
  • → Portuguese: tramoia

Further reading

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