paracaidista
Galician
Etymology
From paracaídas + -ista.
Noun
paracaidista m or f by sense (plural paracaidistas)
- parachutist, skydiver
- (military) paratrooper
- Synonym: paracaidista militar
Related terms
Further reading
- “paracaidista”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From paracaídas + -ista.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾakaiˈdista/ [pa.ɾa.ka.iˈð̞is.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: pa‧ra‧ca‧i‧dis‧ta
Noun
paracaidista m or f by sense (plural paracaidistas)
- parachutist, skydiver
- (military) paratrooper
- Synonym: paracaidista militar
- (colloquial) gatecrasher
Related terms
Further reading
- “paracaidista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024