trânsfuga
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾɐ̃s.fu.ɡɐ/
trânsfuga is spelled T-R-Â-N-S-F-U-G-A (9 letters). Trânsfuga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “defector; transfuge; deserter (one who defects, changes side)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “militar que abandona o seu posto de combate e passa para o lado inimigo; desertor”.
What does trânsfuga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinedefector; transfuge; deserter (one who defects, changes side)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. militar que abandona o seu posto de combate e passa para o lado inimigo; desertor 2. pessoa que abandona um partido, uma causa, passando-se para o campo oposto 3. aquele que renega as próprias convicções ideológicas, políticas ou artísticas 4. aquele que renega uma seita, uma crença; renegado; apóstata
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of trânsfuga
- trânsfugas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trânsfuga?
- Brazil /ˈtɾɐ̃s.fu.ɡɐ/
- /ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ.fu.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trânsfuga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.