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Galician
Etymology
Feminine of traveso, from Latin transversus (“turned across, lying across”). Cognate with Portuguese travessa and Spanish traviesa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾaˈbɛsa/
- Rhymes: -ɛsa
- Hyphenation: tra‧ve‧sa
Noun
travesa f (plural travesas)
- a transversal street
- a slopy traditional road
- crossbar
- Synonym: banzo
- rung
- platter (tray for serving food)
- Synonyms: bandexa, barcal, fonte
- (rail transport) railway sleeper, tie
Adjective
travesa
- feminine singular of traveso
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “travesa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “travesa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “travesa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN