travessa
Portuguese, noun/tɾaˈvɛ.sɐ/
travessa is spelled T-R-A-V-E-S-S-A (8 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 18,794th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Travessa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a transversal street” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of travesso (“transverse”). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “em uma estrutura, peça transversal que reúne duas outras”.
What does travessa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea transversal street
- 2
femininea bowl (usually oval or rectangular) for placing food on a table
- 3
femininecrossbeam (horizontal structural beam)
- 4
femininea small comb for holding a hairdo
- 5
femininerailway sleeper, railway tie (Portugal)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of travesso (“transverse”)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of travesso (“mischievous”)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. em uma estrutura, peça transversal que reúne duas outras 2. elemento estrutural usado como suporte para os carris que é posicionado transversalmente à via ferroviária 3. prato grande 4. pente decorado para segurar e pentear o cabelo feminino
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo travessar
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 travessa
- travessas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce travessa?
- Brazil /tɾaˈvɛ.sɐ/
- Portugal /tɾɐˈvɛ.sɐ/
- Portugal /tɾɐˈbɛ.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to travessa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is travessa in Portuguese?
travessa appears 2.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).