izquierdista

Spanish

Etymology

From izquierda +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /iθkjeɾˈdista/ [iθ.kjeɾˈð̞is.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /iskjeɾˈdista/ [is.kjeɾˈð̞is.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: iz‧quier‧dis‧ta

Adjective

izquierdista m or f (masculine and feminine plural izquierdistas)

1. left-wing, leftish (of political ideologies: favoring political and social equality)

   Antonym: derechista

Noun

izquierdista m or f by sense (plural izquierdistas)

1. (person, politics) left-winger, leftist (a person who belongs to the political left; a member of the left wing of a party or group)

   Antonym: derechista

Related terms

• centroizquierdista
• izquierdismo
• ultraizquierdista

 

Further reading

• “izquierdista”, 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