gauchiste

French

Etymology

From gauche +‎ -iste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡo.ʃist/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ist

Adjective

gauchiste (plural gauchistes)

  1. (politics, often derogatory) leftist
    Coordinate term: droitiste

Noun

gauchiste m or f by sense (plural gauchistes)

  1. (politics, often derogatory) leftist
    Coordinate term: droitiste

Descendants

  • Italian: gauchiste

Usage notes

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French gauchiste.

Noun

gauchiste m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. leftist (person of the left wing in politics)

Further reading

  • gauchiste in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana