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”).

Noun

pasionaria f (invariable)

A female fighter in a left-wing organization.

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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