travesseiro

See also: Travesseiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese travesseyro, from Vulgar Latin traversarius, from Latin transversarius, from trānsversus.

Cognate with Galician traveseiro and Spanish travesero.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.vɨ.ˈsɐj.ɾu/, /tɾɐ.vɨ.ˈsej.ɾu/
Hyphenation: tra‧ves‧sei‧ro

Noun

travesseiro m (plural travesseiros)

(chiefly Brazil) pillow
(chiefly Portugal) bolster (a large pillow)

Synonyms

(pillow): almofada f

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