English → Latin
“trash” in Latin
gerraewattled twigs; trifles, nonsensenūgaejokes, jests; trifles; worthless peopletrīcaetrifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
trash
gerrae: nugae: tricae, plur., (trifles): res vilissima (a worthless thing): res nihili.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for trash?
- The usual Latin words for “trash” are gerrae, nūgae, trīcae. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.