travelo
French
Etymology
Clipping of travesti + -lo, a suffix also found in gigolo and dirlo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁa.vlo/
Audio: (file)
Noun
travelo m (plural travelos)
- (informal) transvestite, drag queen
- (colloquial, derogatory) transsexual, transgender, tranny
Further reading
- “travelo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
From a clipping of travesti + -elo. Compare Portuguese traveco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾaˈbelo/ [t̪ɾaˈβ̞e.lo]
- Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification: tra‧ve‧lo
Noun
travelo m or f by sense (plural travelos)
- (Spain, offensive, vulgar, slang, especially in pornography) shemale, tranny, a trans woman (transsexual or transvestite person)
References
- RAEinforma (15 March 2023) “#RAEconsultas Por su parte, «travelo» es una deformación peyorativa del término «travesti», que el «DLE» define como 'persona, generalmente hombre, que se viste y se caracteriza como alguien del sexo contrario'.”, in Twitter[1] (in Spanish), retrieved 20 December 2023