травести

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French travesti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [trəvʲɪˈsʲtʲi]

Noun

травести́ • (travestí) n inan or f anim or m anim (indeclinable)

1. (theater, inanimate) travesti role (theatrical role of a boy or young man, played by an actress dressed as a man)
2. (theater, inanimate) job of an actress (or actor in rare cases) playing a travesti role

   исполни́тельница травести́ ― ispolnítelʹnica travestí ― female travesti performer

3. (theater, animate) travesti actress (an actress playing a travesti role)
4. (inanimate) a type of humorous poetry, characterized by grotesque parody or satire