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atravesado

Spanish, adjective/atɾabeˈsado/

atravesado is a Spanish adjective meaning “transversal, cross, oblique” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of atravesar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “El que no mira derecho, sinocomo los bizcos”.

What does atravesado mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    transversal, cross, oblique

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of atravesar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. El que no mira derecho, sinocomo los bizcos. 2. De torcida o dañada intención. 3. Dícese del perro de distintas razas. 4. Mulato o mestizo.

verb: 1. Participio de atravesar.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of atravesado

  • atravesada feminine
  • atravesados masculine plural
  • atravesadas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce atravesado?

  • /atɾabeˈsado/
  • [a.t̪ɾa.β̞eˈsa.ð̞o]
  • [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsað̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to atravesado

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is atravesado in Spanish?

atravesado appears 3.1 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).