triptyque

noun

trip·​tyque

variants or less commonly tryptique or tryptyque

(ˈ)trip¦tēk

plural -s

: a customs pass for the temporary importation of an automobile into a specified country

Word History

Etymology

French triptyque, literally, triptych, from Greek triptychos

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