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tri

[ˈtɾi]

adj

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. cool, nice, good, interesting
  2. clipping of trilegal
  3. cool
  4. A word used to describe something that is good or interesting. It is very common in informal speech in southern Brazil.
Examples

Essa música é muito tri!

This song is very cool!

Pronunciationˈtɾi

Part of speechadj

Usage noteThis is regional slang, particularly common in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.