traveseiro

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *traversarius, from Latin transversarius, from trānsversus. Cognate with Portuguese travesseiro and Spanish travesero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾaβeˈsejɾ̝o/

Noun

traveseiro m (plural traveseiros)

1. long pillow; bolster

   Synonyms: almofada, cabezal

2. rung; crossbeam
3. jamb

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “trauesseyro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “traveseiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “traveseiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “traveseiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.