transformista

Catalan

Etymology

From transformar +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tɾəns.furˈmis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tɾans.foɾˈmis.ta]

Noun

transformista m or f by sense (plural transformistes)

1. quick-change artist

Related terms

• transformisme

Further reading

• “transformista”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

From transformar +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃s.foʁˈmis.tɐ/ [tɾɐ̃s.foɦˈmis.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃s.foʁˈmis.tɐ/ [tɾɐ̃s.foɦˈmis.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃s.foɾˈmis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʃ.foʁˈmiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃s.foɻˈmis.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃s.foʁˈmis.ta/ [tɾɐ̃s.foɦˈmis.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʃ.fuɾˈmiʃ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: trans‧for‧mis‧ta

Noun

transformista m or f by sense (plural transformistas)

1. cross-dresser; drag queen; transvestite

   Synonym: travesti

Further reading

• “transformista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “transformista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Adjective

transformista m or f (masculine and feminine plural transformistas)

1. transforming

Noun

transformista m or f by sense (plural transformistas)

1. cross-dresser

Related terms

• transformismo

Further reading

• “transformista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025