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French
Etymology
Clipping of travesti + -lo, a suffix also found in gigolo and dirlo.
Pronunciation
Noun
travelo m (plural travelos)
- (informal) transvestite, drag queen
- (colloquial, derogatory) transsexual, transgender, tranny
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From a clipping of travesti + -elo.
Noun
travelo m or f by sense (plural travelos)
- (Spain, offensive, vulgar, slang, especially in pornography) shemale, tranny, a trans woman (transsexual or transvestite person)
References
- RAEinforma (2023 March 15) “#RAEconsultas Por su parte, «travelo» es una deformación peyorativa del término «travesti», que el «DLE» define como 'persona, generalmente hombre, que se viste y se caracteriza como alguien del sexo contrario'.”, in Twitter (in Spanish), retrieved 20 December 2023