travieso
See also: Travieso
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin trānsversus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾaˈbjeso/ [t̪ɾaˈβ̞je.so]
- Rhymes: -eso
- Syllabification: tra‧vie‧so
Adjective
travieso (feminine traviesa, masculine plural traviesos, feminine plural traviesas)
- naughty, mischievous
- Synonym: menospreciable
- playful (suggesting mirth or fun)
- Synonym: juguetón
- 2005, Jaime Bayly, Y de repente, un ángel, page 131:
- La miro con ojos traviesos..."
- I look at her with playful eyes.
Related terms
Further reading
- “travieso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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