pasionaria
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pasionaria (“passionflower”).
Noun
pasionaria f (plural pasionarias)
- A female political activist, usually in a left-wing organization.
Further reading
- “pasionaria” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pasionaria (“passionflower”).
Spanish
Etymology
From pasión, a reference to the passion of Jesus Christ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pasjoˈnaɾja/
Noun
pasionaria f (plural pasionarias)
- passionflower (any of very many North American vines of the family Passifloraceae)
Further reading
- “pasionaria” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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