brigadista

English

Etymology

From Spanish brigadista.

Noun

brigadista (plural brigadistas)

1. A member of the Spanish International Brigades (Brigadas Internacionales).
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     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.

Portuguese

Etymology

From brigada (“brigade”) +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾi.ɡaˈd͡ʒis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾi.ɡaˈd͡ʒis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bɾi.ɡaˈd͡ʒiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾi.ɡaˈd͡ʒis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾi.ɡɐˈdiʃ.tɐ/ [bɾi.ɣɐˈðiʃ.tɐ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: bri‧ga‧dis‧ta

Adjective

brigadista m or f (plural brigadistas)

1. (relational) brigade

   Synonym: brigadiano

   soldado brigadista ― brigade soldier

Noun

brigadista m or f by sense (plural brigadistas)

1. A member of a brigade.

   Synonym: brigadiano

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

Further reading

• “brigadista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10