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Where does “truhan” come from?

truhan (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish trufán, from Old French truand, from Gaulish trugan.

truhan (Spanish): cunning, tricky; clowning

Definitions

  1. cunning, tricky; clowning

Ancestry of “truhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishtrufán—
2Old Frenchtruand—
3Gaulishtrugan—
Every word from Gaulish trugan →