traveseiro

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *traversarius, from Latin transversarius, from trānsversus. Cognate with Portuguese travesseiro and Spanish travesero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾaβeˈsejɾ̝o/

Noun

traveseiro m (plural traveseiros)

1. long pillow; bolster

   Synonyms: almofada, cabezal

2. rung; crossbeam
3. jamb

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “trauesseyro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “traveseiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “traveseiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “traveseiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN