trio

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtriːəʊ/

noun (plural trios)

  • a set or group of three people or things: the hotel was run by a trio of brothers
  • a group of three musicians: a jazz trio
  • a composition written for three musicians: Chopin’s G minor Trio
  • the central, typically contrastive, section of a minuet, scherzo, or march.
  • (in piquet) a set of three aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens held in one hand.

Origin:

early 18th century: from Italian, from Latin tres 'three', on the pattern of duo