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travesso.

transverse (running or lying across)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/tɾaˈvɛ.su/Brazil/tɾɐˈvɛ.su/Portugal/tɾɐˈbɛ.su/Northern, Portugal[tɾɐˈβɛ.su]Northern, Portugal

  1. transverse (running or lying across)

  2. oblique; (of eyes or looks) sidelong

Where this word comes from

From Latin trānsversus. Doublet of transverso.

adj/tɾaˈve.su/Brazil/tɾɐˈve.su/Portugal/tɾɐˈbe.su/Northern, Portugal[tɾɐˈβe.su]Northern, Portugal

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

    Criança travessa.
Where this word comes from

Probably from etymology 1.

verb/tɾaˈvɛ.su/Brazil/tɾɐˈvɛ.su/Portugal/tɾɐˈbɛ.su/Northern, Portugal[tɾɐˈβɛ.su]Northern, Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of travessar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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