triz

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Uncertain, possibly from triscar (“to touch lightly”) or Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ Hyphenation: triz === Noun === triz m (plural trizes) moment, instant Synonym: momento ==== Usage notes ==== Mostly used in the fixed expression por um triz (“barely, almost, within a whisker”). ==== Derived terms ==== por um triz === Further reading === “triz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “triz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026