transverso
Portuguese, noun/tɾɐ̃zˈvɛʁ.su/
transverso is spelled T-R-A-N-S-V-E-R-S-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 90,796th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transverso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “reptilian head bone that joins the posterior part of the jaw to the pterygoid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que está atravessado ou em disposição oblíqua”.
What does transverso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
transverse (lying across)
- 2
(muscle, ligament) that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body or the majo axis of an organ
noun
- 1
masculinereptilian head bone that joins the posterior part of the jaw to the pterygoid
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. que está atravessado ou em disposição oblíqua
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 transverso
- transversa feminine
- transversos masculine plural
- transversas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transverso?
- Brazil /tɾɐ̃zˈvɛʁ.su/
- Brazil [tɾɐ̃zˈvɛh.su]
- /tɾɐ̃zˈvɛɾ.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to transverso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is transverso in Portuguese?
transverso appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).