trânsfuga

See also: transfuga, and tránsfuga

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trānsfuga.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɐ̃s.fu.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɐ̃s.fu.ɡɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ.fu.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɐ̃s.fu.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ.fu.ɡɐ/ [ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ.fu.ɣɐ]

Noun

trânsfuga m or f by sense (plural trânsfugas)

1. defector; transfuge; deserter (one who defects, changes side)

   Synonym: desertor

Further reading

• “trânsfuga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024