# trela
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* trena, trenla, trenlla

### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tragella or *tragenella, from trahō (“I bring”): compare tralla (“rope; whip”), from Latin trāgula. Compare also Portuguese trena and Spanish trena.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɾɛla/ [ˈt̪ɾɛ.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ɛla
* Hyphenation: tre‧la

### Noun

trela f (plural trelas)
* leash
    Synonym: correa
* halter
    Synonyms: cabestro, xácoma
* wooden ring tied to the extreme of a string, used for fastening it
    Synonym: targa
* rope used for securing the load
    Synonyms: adival, liame, luria, sedeño, treixa, trelo
* swing (a line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; children's game)
    Synonym: randeeira
* (figurative, colloquial) jail, prison
    Synonyms: cadea, prisión
** 1858, Juan Manuel Pintos, Contos da aldea que parecen historias da vila e historias da vila que parecen contos da aldea, Vigo: El Album del Miño, page 224:E logo ese caliveira de ese soldado que a rifa foi o que armou na taberna e na trenla estar debía agoraAnd then again, this party animal, this soldier who started the brawl at the tavern and who now should be in jail

#### Derived terms

* trelo

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trenla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “trela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “trenla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “traer”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tragella or *tragenella, from trahō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɾɛ.lɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
* Hyphenation: tre‧la

### Noun

trela f (plural trelas)
* leash (strip usually made of leather or metal that is attached to the collar to guide dogs)
    Synonym: guia

#### Derived terms

* dar trela
* soltar a trela

### Further reading

* “trela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “trela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English trailer.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

trela class V (plural matrela class VI)
* trailer