travesseiro

See also: Travesseiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese travesseyro, from Vulgar Latin *trāversārius, from Latin trānsversārius, from trānsversus.

Cognate with Galician traveseiro and Spanish travesero.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾa.veˈse(j).ɾu/ [tɾa.veˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾa.veˈse(j).ɾo/ [tɾa.veˈse(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐ.vɨˈsɐj.ɾu/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐ.bɨˈsej.ɾu/ [tɾɐ.βɨˈsej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐ.vɨˈsej.ɾu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐ.vɨˈse.ɾu/

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Hyphenation: tra‧ves‧sei‧ro

Noun

travesseiro m (plural travesseiros)

  1. (chiefly Brazil) pillow
  2. (chiefly Portugal) bolster (a large pillow)

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