travelo
التعريفات والمعاني
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of travesti + -lo, a suffix also found in gigolo and dirlo.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tʁa.vlo/
=== Noun ===
travelo m (plural travelos)
(informal) transvestite, drag queen
(colloquial, derogatory) transsexual, transgender, tranny
=== Further reading ===
“travelo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From a clipping of travesti + -elo. Compare Portuguese traveco.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tɾaˈbelo/ [t̪ɾaˈβ̞e.lo]
Rhymes: -elo
Syllabification: tra‧ve‧lo
=== Noun ===
travelo m or f by sense (plural travelos)
(Spain, offensive, vulgar, slang, especially in pornography) shemale, tranny, a trans woman (transsexual or transvestite person)
=== References ===
RAEinforma (15 March 2023), “#RAEconsultas Por su parte, «travelo» es una deformación peyorativa del término «travesti», que el «DLE» define como 'persona, generalmente hombre, que se viste y se caracteriza como alguien del sexo contrario'.”, in Twitter[1] (in Spanish), retrieved 20 December 2023