travelo

French

Etymology

Clipping of travesti +-lo, a suffix also found in gigolo and dirlo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁa.vlo/
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Noun

travelo m (plural travelos)

  1. (informal) transvestite, drag queen
    Le travelo de la kermesse est quand même sympa.
    The drag queen from the kirmess is pretty cool.
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) transsexual, transgender

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From a clipping of travesti + -elo.

Noun

travelo m or f by sense (plural travelos)

  1. (Spain, offensive, vulgar, slang, especially in pornography) shemale, tranny, a trans woman (transsexual or transvestite person)

References

  • RAEinforma (2023 March 15) “#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 (in Spanish), retrieved 20 December 2023
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