travesa

Galician

Etymology

Feminine of traveso, from Latin transversus (“turned across, lying across”). Cognate with Portuguese travessa and Spanish traviesa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾaˈbɛsa/ [t̪ɾaˈβ̞ɛ.s̺ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛsa
• Hyphenation: tra‧ve‧sa

Noun

travesa f (plural travesas)

1. a transversal street
2. a slopy traditional road
3. crossbar

   Synonym: banzo

4. rung
5. platter (tray for serving food)

   Synonyms: bandexa, barcal, fonte

6. (rail transport) railway sleeper, tie

Related terms

• atravesar
• traveso

 

Adjective

travesa

1. feminine singular of traveso

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “travesa”, 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), “travesa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “travesa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN