travesso
Catalan
Verb
travesso
- first-person singular present indicative of travessar
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Latin trānsversus. Doublet of transverso.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.so/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐˈvɛ.su/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐˈbɛ.su/ [tɾɐˈβɛ.su]
- Hyphenation: tra‧ves‧so
Adjective
travesso (feminine travessa, masculine plural travessos, feminine plural travessas)
- transverse (running or lying across)
- Synonyms: transversal, atravessado
- oblique; (of eyes or looks) sidelong
Related terms
Etymology 2
Probably from etymology 1.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾaˈve.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾaˈve.so/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐˈve.su/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐˈbe.su/ [tɾɐˈβe.su]
- Hyphenation: tra‧ves‧so
Adjective
travesso (feminine travessa, masculine plural travessos, feminine plural travessas)
- mischievous; naughty; impish (tending to misbehave or act badly)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.so/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐˈvɛ.su/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐˈbɛ.su/ [tɾɐˈβɛ.su]
- Hyphenation: tra‧ves‧so
Verb
travesso
- first-person singular present indicative of travessar
Further reading
- “travesso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “travesso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025