travesso

Catalan

Verb

travesso

1. first-person singular present indicative of travessar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin trānsversus. Doublet of transverso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.so/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈvɛ.su/

• (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)

1. transverse (running or lying across)

   Synonyms: transversal, atravessado

2. oblique; (of eyes or looks) sidelong

Related terms

• atravessar
• través
• travessa

 

Etymology 2

Probably from etymology 1.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈve.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈve.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈve.so/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈve.su/

• (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)

1. mischievous; naughty; impish (tending to misbehave or act badly)

   Synonyms: levado, traquinas

   Criança travessa. ― Naughty kid.

Derived terms

• travessura

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈvɛ.so/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈvɛ.su/

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

• Hyphenation: tra‧ves‧so

Verb

travesso

1. first-person singular present indicative of travessar

Further reading

• “travesso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “travesso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024