travesura
/tɾabeˈsuɾa/ · B2 · noun · f
mischief
😈 travesura = trave (cross/across) + sura: kids crossing the line
Travesura comes from travieso (mischievous), from Latin transversus, meaning turned across. A naughty child goes across the rules, so a travesura is a prank that crosses the line. Link trav- with traverse, which means to cross.