cristino

See also: Cristino

Spanish

Etymology

From the name of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, mother of Isabella II and Queen Regent of Spain at the start of the Carlist Wars.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɾisˈtino/ [kɾisˈt̪i.no]
Rhymes: -ino
Syllabification: cris‧ti‧no

Adjective

cristino (feminine cristina, masculine plural cristinos, feminine plural cristinas)

Supporting Isabella II of Spain during the Carlist Wars

Noun

cristino m (plural cristinos, feminine cristina, feminine plural cristinas)

a supporter of Isabella II of Spain during the Carlist Wars
Synonym: guiri

Further reading

“cristino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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