brigadista

English

Etymology

From Spanish brigadista.

Noun

brigadista (plural brigadistas)

  1. A member of the Spanish International Brigades (Brigadas Internacionales).
    • 1984 April 28, Loie Hayes, “Passionate Politics in Nicaragua”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
      Maybe they're a little leary of sending all these queers to their unsuspecting Nicaraguan friends but they have shown no hesitation accepting our applications to be brigadistas.

Spanish

Etymology

From brigada (“brigade”) +‎ -ista (“-ist”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɾiɡaˈdista/ [bɾi.ɣ̞aˈð̞is.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: bri‧ga‧dis‧ta

Noun

brigadista m or f by sense (plural brigadistas)

  1. member of a brigade
  2. brigadista

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