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Where does “trinchera” come from?

trinchera (Spanish) comes from Italian trincera, from French tranchée — feminine singular of the past participle of...

trinchera (Spanish): trench, ditch; trench

Definitions

  1. trench, ditch; trench

Ancestry of “trinchera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantrincerathird-person singular present indicative of...
2Frenchtranchéefeminine singular of the past participle of...
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