travessa

See also: travessà

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin trānsversa, from trāns + versa.

Noun

travessa f (plural travesses)

1. (rail transport) railway sleeper, tie

Etymology 2

Verb

travessa

1. inflection of travessar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “travessa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “travessa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “travessa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “travessa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.sɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.sa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈvɛ.sɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈvɛ.sɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈbɛ.sɐ/ [tɾɐˈβɛ.sɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɛsɐ

Etymology 1

Feminine of travesso, from Latin trānsversus (“turned across, lying across”).

Noun

travessa f (plural travessas)

1. a transversal street
2. a plate or bowl for placing food on a table
3. (construction) crossbeam (horizontal structural beam)

   Synonyms: trave, viga

4. a small comb for holding a hairdo
5. (rail transport) railway sleeper, tie (Portugal)

   Synonym: (Brazil) dormente

Related terms

• atravessar
• travessão
• travesso

Adjective

travessa

1. feminine singular of travesso

Etymology 2

Verb

travessa

1. inflection of travessar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative