republiqueta

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish republiqueta, from república (“republic”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Noun

republiqueta (plural republiquetas)

  1. (politics, derogatory) A small and recently created republic, with a precarious organization and weak institutions.
    Near-synonym: banana republic
    • 1968, F. Seth Singleton, The African States and the Congo Affair, 1960-1965, page 80:
      Lumumba replied by going on the air to congratulate "our brothers of the North Congo," in "the republiquette of the Abbe Youlou."
    1. (specifically, history) An independence-seeking guerrilla group in 19th-century South America.

Translations
Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

república (“republic”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.pu.bliˈke.tɐ/ [he.pu.bliˈke.tɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.pu.bliˈke.tɐ/ [χe.pu.bliˈke.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.pu.bliˈke.ta/ [he.pu.bliˈke.ta]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɛ.pu.bliˈke.tɐ/ [ʁɛ.pu.βliˈke.tɐ]

  • Hyphenation: re‧pu‧bli‧que‧ta

Noun

republiqueta f (plural republiquetas)

  1. republiqueta

Spanish

Etymology

república (“republic”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix)

Noun

republiqueta f (plural republiquetas)

  1. republiqueta

Descendants
  • → English: republiqueta
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.