transa
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ɐ̃zɐ
Hyphenation: tran‧sa
=== Etymology 1 ===
Clipping of transação.
==== Noun ====
transa f (plural transas)
(Brazil, colloquial) deal, trade, agreement
(Brazil, colloquial) sex (an act of sexual intercourse)
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
transa
inflection of transar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== Etymology 3 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
transa
inflection of transir:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“transa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Deverbal from Lunfardo transar (“to make a shady deal”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtɾansa/ [ˈt̪ɾãn.sa]
Rhymes: -ansa
Syllabification: tran‧sa
=== Noun ===
transa m or f by sense (plural transas)
(at least in Argentina) drug dealer
(Mexico, Ecuador, Paraguay, Rioplatense) loophole
=== Verb ===
transa
inflection of transar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
inflection of transir:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“transa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
From transvestit. The noun form is first attested from 1979,[3] the verb form from 1998.[4]
=== Noun ===
transa c
(colloquial) a (male) transvestite
(colloquial) a drag queen
Synonym: druga
(colloquial, offensive) a trans person
==== Usage notes ====
The term can be perceived as highly offensive as a general term for trans persons, especially among younger speakers. It is less controversial as a term for drag queens and is still used as a self-reference among older transvestites.
==== Declension ====
=== Verb ===
transa
(colloquial) to cross-dress; to go out in drag
=== References ===
transa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
transa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)