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travesti.

A person with a Latin American transgender identity of people who were assigned male at birth but identify as female, non-binary or even a third gender.

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɾa.vesˈt͡ʃi/Brazil/tɾa.veʃˈt͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro/tɾaˈvɛʃ.ti/Portugal/tɾa.vɛʃˈti/Portugal
  1. A person with a Latin American transgender identity of people who were assigned male at birth but identify as female, non-binary or even a third gender.

    Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French travesti.

noun/tɾa.vesˈt͡ʃi/Brazil/tɾa.veʃˈt͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro/tɾaˈvɛʃ.ti/Portugal/tɾa.vɛʃˈti/Portugal
  1. transvestite; cross-dresser (person who wears clothing of the opposite sex)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · offensive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French travesti.

verb/tɾa.vesˈt͡ʃi/Brazil/tɾa.veʃˈt͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro/tɾɐ.vɨʃˈti/Portugal/tɾɐ.bɨʃˈti/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of travestir: first-person singular preterite indicative

    first-person · form-of · indicative · preterite · singular
  2. inflection of travestir: second-person plural imperative

    form-of · imperative · plural · second-person
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