terruco

Spanish

Etymology

From terrorista +‎ -uco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈruko/ [t̪eˈru.ko]
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Syllabification: te‧rru‧co

Noun

terruco m (plural terrucos)

  1. (Peru, Peruvian politics, neologism, derogatory) terrorist, specifically members of the far-left groups Shining Path and the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), as well as the Peruvian far right, especially in the context of the internal conflict in Peru
  2. (Peru, Peruvian politics, neologism, derogatory, by extension) leftist
    Synonym: izquierdista

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