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travesti Meaning & Definition

What Does Travesti Mean?

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

Travesti Definition (Noun)

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

Synonyms of Travesti

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Word Forms & Grammar

travesti (plural travestis)

Origin of Travesti

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

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