guiri

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Basque giristino, the Basque adaptation of the Spanish cristino, the term for the liberal forces in the Spanish Carlist Wars, after the then Queen Cristina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡiɾi/ [ˈɡi.ɾi] Rhymes: -iɾi Syllabification: gui‧ri === Noun === guiri m (plural guiris) (botany) gorse, furze Synonym: tojo === Noun === guiri m or f by sense (plural guiris) (historical) a supporter of Queen Isabella II of Spain Synonym: cristino (Spain, colloquial) A pale-skinned Germanic tourist. (by extension) any non-Spaniard person in Spain, specially an English speaker. (dated, Spain, slang) police agent from la Guardia Civil ==== Derived terms ==== === 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 === Further reading === “guiri”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025