Contra
English
Etymology
Short for Spanish contrarrevolucionarios (“counter-revolutionaries”).
Noun
Contra (plural Contras)
- A member of any of various rightist guerrilla groups violently opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly funded by the United States government in the 1980s.
Translations
guerrilla groups
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Proper noun
Contra m (proper noun, strong, genitive Contras)