treasure trove

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treasure trove

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From Anglo-Norman tresor trové (“found treasure”), calque of Latin thesaurus inventus, where the past participle trové was interpreted in English as a noun.

Perhaps related to trophy.

noun treasure troves · treasures trove

countable, uncountable A hidden treasure, subsequently discovered. ' All these larger transactions have taken place in Harlem or Florida. Always the next man in the link was an unknown negro, in all cases a white-collar man, prosperous, educated, who said he guessed they were treasure-trove, Blackbeard's treasure.'
Similar: hoard
countable, uncountable A valuable discovery.
uncountable, usually Precious metal objects that were buried or concealed by an unknown owner.
countable, figuratively, uncountable A place where many things of value can be found. His house is a treasure trove of weird socks.

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noun hidden treasure, subsequently discovered

Español	tesoro perdido
日本語	埋蔵 maizō, 掘り出し物 horidashimono
中文	寶庫 /宝库 bǎokù
Português	tesouro escondido
Français	trésor
Deutsch	Schatz, Schatzgrube, Schatzkiste, Hort, Hortfund, Fundgrube
Italiano	ritrovamento, reperimento, rintracciamento, scoperta
Ελληνικά	κρυμμένος θησαυρός krymménos thisavrós, εύρημα évrima
Русский	клад klad, сокро́вища sokróvišča, драгоце́нности dragocénnosti, сокро́вищница sokróviščnica
עברית	אוצר

noun valuable discovery

Español	filón
Deutsch	Fundgrube

noun law: precious metal objects that were buried or concealed by an unknown owner

Deutsch	Schatzregal

noun place where many things of value can be found

Deutsch	Fundgrube

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@misc{treasure_trove_2026,
  title = {treasure trove},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/treasure%20trove},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}