truhan

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === truhán (pre-2010) === Etymology === According to Coromines and Pascual, from Old Spanish trufán, attested since the 13th century, borrowed from Old French truand (“a mendicant; a crook or gangster”), from a Gaulish *trūgantos, perhaps diminutive of *trūgos, cognate with English truant, Irish trogán, related to Old Irish tróg (“miserable, unfortunate”), Breton tru (“weak”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (often including Central America) /tɾuˈan/ [t̪ɾuˈãn] Rhymes: -an IPA(key): (Central America) /ˈtɾwan/ [ˈt̪ɾwãn] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: truhan === Noun === truhan m (plural truhanes, feminine truhana, feminine plural truhanas) a scoundrel, scammer, swindler a rogue, crook (historical) a medieval jester, buffoon ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === truhan (feminine truhana, masculine plural truhanes, feminine plural truhanas) cunning, tricky (figuratively) clowning, wisecracking (said of a person) === Further reading === “truhan”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025