transformista

Portuguese

Etymology

From transformar +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃s.foʁˈmis.tɐ/ [tɾɐ̃s.foɦˈmis.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃s.foʁˈmis.tɐ/ [tɾɐ̃s.foɦˈmis.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃s.foɾˈmis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʃ.foʁˈmiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃s.foɻˈmis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʃ.fuɾˈmiʃ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: trans‧for‧mis‧ta

Noun

transformista m or f by sense (plural transformistas)

1. cross-dresser; drag queen; transvestite

   Synonym: travesti

Spanish

Adjective

transformista m or f (masculine and feminine plural transformistas)

1. transforming

Noun

transformista m or f by sense (plural transformistas)

1. cross-dresser

Related terms

• transformismo

 

Further reading

• “transformista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014