Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

travesti

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: trav-es-ti
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Latin American gender role, variously construed as a cross-dressing man, a third gender or a trans woman.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish travesti and Portuguese travesti, themselves both from French travesti. Doublet of travesty.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: travesti

Inflected Forms

travestis (plural)

Phrases

en travesti

Frequently Paired Words

en travesti

Questions

What does travesti mean?: A member of a Latin American gender role, variously construed as a cross-dressing man, a third gender or a trans woman.
Where does travesti come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce travesti

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