Masculine

travesseiro

Meaning

  1. (Brazil, masculine) pillow
  2. (Portugal, masculine) bolster (a large pillow)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɾa.veˈse(j).ɾu/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese travesseyro, from Vulgar Latin *trāversārius, from Latin trānsversārius, from trānsversus. Cognate with Galician traveseiro and Spanish travesero.

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