overwordExplorer
PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

travestir.

to cross-dress (wear clothes typically associated with the opposite sex)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/tɾa.vesˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Brazil[tɾa.vesˈt͡ʃi(h)]Brazil/tɾa.vesˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/São-Paulo/tɾa.veʃˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to cross-dress (wear clothes typically associated with the opposite sex)

  2. to disguise, masquerade

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Italian tra- Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéstis Proto-Italic *westis Latin vestis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin vestīre Italian vestire Italian travestirebor. French travestirbor. Portuguese travestir Borrowed from French travestir.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

travestir has 9 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

travestir studiotravestir workshello, travestir

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.