travesseiro

See also: Travesseiro

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Cognate with Galician traveseiro and Spanish travesero.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.vɨˈsɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.bɨˈsej.ɾu/ [tɾɐ.βɨˈsej.ɾu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.vɨˈsej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.vɨˈse.ɾu/

Hyphenation: tra‧ves‧sei‧ro

Noun

travesseiro m (plural travesseiros)

(chiefly Brazil) pillow
(chiefly Portugal) bolster (a large pillow)

Synonyms

(pillow): almofada f

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