cristero

Spanish

Etymology

From Cristo +‎ -ero.

Adjective

cristero (feminine cristera, masculine plural cristeros, feminine plural cristeras)

1. relating or belonging to the anti-secularist side during the Cristero War

Noun

cristero m (plural cristeros, feminine cristera, feminine plural cristeras)

1. Cristero (member of the anti-secularist side during the Cristero War)

Further reading

• “cristero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16