travessão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾa.veˈsɐ̃w̃/ [tɾa.veˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.vɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.vɨˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.bɨˈsɐ̃w̃/ [tɾɐ.βɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: tra‧ves‧são

Noun

travessão m (plural travessões)

1. (typography) em dash (name of the symbol —)
2. (sports) crossbar (the top of the goal structure)
3. the beam of a balance scale

Related terms

• atravessar
• trave
• travessa