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pasionaria

pasionaria

French

Noun

pasionaria f (plural pasionarias)

  1. A female political activist, usually in a left-wing organization.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish pasionaria (passionflower).

Noun

pasionaria f (invariable)

  1. A female fighter in a left-wing organization.

Spanish

Etymology

From pasión, a reference to the passion of Jesus Christ.

Noun

pasionaria f (plural pasionarias)

  1. passionflower (any of very many North American vines of the family Passifloraceae)