gauchiste

French

Etymology

gauche +‎ -iste

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡo.ʃist/
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Rhymes: -ist

Adjective

gauchiste (plural gauchistes)

(politics) leftist. Can be considered pejorative. Chiefly used by the right wing; very rarely assumed by leftists

Noun

gauchiste m or f by sense (plural gauchistes)

(politics) leftist

Related terms

gauchisme

Descendants

→ Italian: gauchiste

Further reading

“gauchiste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French gauchiste.

Noun

gauchiste m or f by sense (invariable)

leftist (person of the left wing in politics)

Related terms

gauchisme

Further reading

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

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