travessa

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) a transversal street
2. (feminine) a bowl (usually oval or rectangular) for placing food on a table
3. (feminine) crossbeam (horizontal structural beam)
4. (feminine) a small comb for holding a hairdo
5. (feminine) railway sleeper, railway tie (Portugal)

Adj

feminine singular of travesso (“transverse”)

Adj

feminine singular of travesso (“mischievous”)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of travessar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of travessar:

travesso

• Adj
• Verb

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travessar

alternative form of atravessar

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Concepts

platter

railroad tie

sleeper

tie

lane

alleyway

rung

side street

sleepers

stave

by-street

crossties

railroad ties

alley

carriageroad

carriageway

crossbeam

crosspiece

crosstie

dish

Synonyms

dormente

prato

bandeja

viga em madeira

ruela

Dormente

beco

viela

Translations

plat

traverse

Schwelle

traversa

traviesa

durmiente

😴

Gasse

dwarsligger

vicolo

biels

met

Eisenbahnschwelle

Bahnschwelle

Servierplatte

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɾaˈvɛ.sɐ/

Etymology

Feminine of travesso, from Latin trānsversus (“turned across, lying across”).