travesti

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noun

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

OriginSpanish travesti ← Portuguese travesti ← French travesti →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

nountravesti (plural travestis)

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.

Origin

  1. Frenchtravesti
  2. Portuguesetravesti
  3. Spanishtravesti
  4. Englishtravesti

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

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APA

travesti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travesti

MLA

“travesti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travesti. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “travesti,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travesti.

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