guiri

Spanish

Etymology

From Basque guiristino, the Basque adaptation of the Spanish cristino, the term for the liberal forces in the Spanish Civil War, after the then Queen Cristina.

Noun

guiri m or f (plural guiris)

1. (dated) A supporter of Queen Isabella II of Spain, a cristino.
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. gorse, furze.
4. (dated, 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, originally 1925 (defined as a 'Carlist'), and later versions
• Real Academia Española de la Lengua.