scudocrociato
Italian
Etymology
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scudo (“shield”) + crociato (“bearing a cross”, adjective).
A red cross on a white shield was the symbol of the now-defunct Italian centrist political party named Democrazia Cristiana (1943 – 1994).
Pronunciation
Adjective
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- (historical, politics) Of or pertaining to the Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy) political party.
- (by extension) Of or pertaining to any centrist political party adopting the cross-bearing shield as a symbol.
Noun
scudocrociato m (plural scudocrociati, feminine scudocrociata)
- (historical) A member or the Democrazia Cristiana political party (male)
- (by extension) A member of any centrist political party adopting the cross-bearing shield as a symbol (male)