travesso
Portuguese, adjective/tɾaˈvɛ.su/
travesso is spelled T-R-A-V-E-S-S-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Travesso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “transverse (running or lying across)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of travessar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “traquinas”.
What does travesso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
transverse (running or lying across)
- 2
oblique; (of eyes or looks) sidelong
adjective
- 1
mischievous; naughty; impish (tending to misbehave or act badly)
Criança travessa.
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of travessar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. traquinas 2. irrequieto
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 travesso
- travessa feminine
- travessos masculine plural
- travessas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce travesso?
- Brazil /tɾaˈvɛ.su/
- Portugal /tɾɐˈvɛ.su/
- Portugal /tɾɐˈbɛ.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 travesso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is travesso in Portuguese?
travesso appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).