Words & TermsSport and recreation
trugo
An Australian game in which a disc is struck with a mallet towards a goal.
In a sentence
The club invited newcomers to try trugo on Sunday.
Where it came from
Often linked to true go and railway-workshop play; origin stories vary and should be described cautiously. A mallet-and-ring game developed in Melbourne’s inner west. The ANDC’s first recorded quotation is from The Argus in 1946; club history reaches the 1930s.
- First recorded
- 1930s
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Melbourne’s western suburbs; especially Victoria
- Use today
- Current specialist/community game