trânsfuga

See also: transfuga and tránsfuga

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trānsfuga.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɐ̃s.fu.ɡɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ.fu.ɡɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɐ̃s.fu.ɡa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ.fu.ɡɐ/ [ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ.fu.ɣɐ]

Noun

trânsfuga m or f by sense (plural trânsfugas)

defector; transfuge; deserter (one who defects, changes side)
Synonym: desertor

Further reading

“trânsfuga” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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