Meaning
tic-tac-toe; three of a kind
- the game tic-tac-toe (noughts and crosses)
- a group or set of three items, dishes, or people
- three cards of the same rank in poker (three of a kind)
In a sentence
I ragazzi giocavano a tris su un foglio di carta a quadretti.
The kids were playing tic-tac-toe on a sheet of graph paper.
Al ristorante abbiamo ordinato un delizioso tris di primi piatti.
At the restaurant we ordered a delicious trio of pasta dishes.
Con un tris d'assi in mano era sicuro di vincere la partita.
With three aces in hand he was sure to win the game.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tris | masculine · singular |
| tris | masculine · plural |
| tris | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable in the plural (il tris, i tris). Frequently seen on Italian menus as 'tris di primi' (tasting trio).