triga

tri·ga

[tree-guh, trahy-]
noun, plural tri·gae [-gahy, -jee, -gee] . Classical Antiquity.
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
Compare biga, quadriga.


Origin:
< Late Latin trīga, contraction of Latin trijuga, equivalent to tri- tri- + juga, feminine derivative of jugum yoke1

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triga

noun
type genus of the Triglidae 
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Triga is always a great word to know.
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