Spanish word

triple

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtɾiple/

Meaning

  • adjectivetriple

Example

Compré una porción triple.

I bought a triple portion.

Illustration for triple (triple)

More examples

Recibió un salario triple tras la promoción.

He received a threefold salary after the promotion.

Core concept

Three equal units joined as one whole.

Common phrases

  • salario triple

    threefold salary

  • aumento triple

    threefold increase

  • capacidad triple

    threefold capacity

Similar words

triplicado: A resulting threefold quantity after being increased to three times the original.

Definition in Spanish

Que consiste en tres unidades iguales o cuya cantidad se multiplica por tres.

Word origin

The Spanish adjective triple comes from Latin triplex 'threefold', formed from tri- 'three' and plic- 'fold'.

Usage tips

  • Triple does not change for gender but takes -s in the plural (triples), and the verb triplicar is used to mean 'to make three times as much'.

Other meanings

  • treblenoun
  • threefoldadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • triplicartripleverb
  • triplicacióntriplicationnoun
  • tripletetripletnoun

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