English vocabulary · B2
Trifecta
/traɪˈfek.tə/ · n.
It means three big wins happening at the same time.
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Example sentences
- Gold, silver, bronze — a trifecta for the team.
- Three wins in one day — a perfect trifecta.
Word origin and roots
- tri — three (from Latin)
- fecta — perfect (from Italian)
Synonyms and nuances
- hat trick (one person achieves three in a row)
- sweep (winning all categories in a competition)
- triple (three things occur or succeed together)
Words with the same root
tri — three
- triple — three times as much — consisting of three equal parts
- triangle — a shape with three sides and three angles
- trio — a group of three people or things
Lesson notes
Trifecta. It means three big wins happening at the same time. All three things go right together.
Similar words are hat trick, sweep, and triple. Use trifecta when three wins happen all at once.
Gold, silver, bronze — a trifecta for the team. Three wins in one day — a perfect trifecta.
Tri means three. Fecta means perfect. Three perfect wins together — that is a trifecta.