Spanish

Noun

guiri m, f ‎(plural guiris)

1. (dated) A Carlist.
2. (Spain) A foreign tourist, normally referring to fair-skinned tourist on package holidays on the Spanish Mediterranean coast from the mid-twentieth century.
3. A type of plant.
4. (Spain) police agent from la Guardia Civil.

Derived terms

• guirilandia

References

• guiri in Using Spanish synonyms, By Ronald Ernest Batchelor, p. 312 .
• DRAE Diccionario de la Real Academia de la Lengua, orginally 1925 (defined as a 'Carlist'), and later versions
• Real Academia Española de la Lengua.