travieso

/tɾaˈbjeso/ · B2 · adj

playful

😜 travieso = tra-VIE-so, sounds like 'trav-yes-o': 'Yes, I did it!' said the prankster

Travieso comes from Latin transversus, 'turned across', meaning going crosswise or off the straight path. A child who strays from the straight and proper way is naughty, mischievous and playful.

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