travesseiro

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Portuguese

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Travesseiros (sense 1)

Etymology

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

Cognate with Galician traveseiro and Spanish travesero.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾa.veˈse(j).ɾu/ [tɾa.veˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾa.veˈse(j).ɾo/ [tɾa.veˈse(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

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

Noun

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travesseiro m (plural travesseiros)

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

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Further reading

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