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travesti

travesti noun: a member of a Latin American gender role, variously construed as a cross-dressing man, a third gender or a trans woman.

Noun

travesti (plural travestis)

  1. A member of a Latin American gender role, variously construed as a cross-dressing man, a third gender or a trans woman.

Forms of travesti

pluraltravestis

Origin of travesti

Borrowed from Spanish travesti and Portuguese travesti, themselves both from French travesti. Doublet of travesty.

Questions about travesti

What does travesti mean?
Travesti means a member of a Latin American gender role, variously construed as a cross-dressing man, a third gender or a trans woman.
What part of speech is travesti?
Travesti is a noun.
What is the plural of travesti?
The plural of travesti is travestis.

Words near travesti in the dictionary

  1. travertinous
  2. travertins
  3. traves
  4. travest
  5. travested
  6. travesti
  7. travesticide
  8. travesticides
  9. travestied
  10. travestier
  11. travestiers

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