grevista

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French gréviste. By surface analysis, greve +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾeˈvis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾeˈvis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡɾeˈviʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾeˈvis.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɛˈviʃ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɛˈviʃ.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɛˈbiʃ.tɐ/ [ɡɾɛˈβiʃ.tɐ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: gre‧vis‧ta

Noun

grevista m or f by sense (plural grevistas)

1. striker (individual who is on strike)