gauchiste

French

Etymology

From gauche +‎ -iste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡo.ʃist/

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• Rhymes: -ist

Adjective

gauchiste (plural gauchistes)

1. (politics, often derogatory) leftist

   Coordinate term: droitiste

Noun

gauchiste m or f by sense (plural gauchistes)

1. (politics, often derogatory) leftist

   Coordinate term: droitiste

Related terms

• gauchisme

Descendants

• → Italian: gauchiste

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with gaucher.

Further reading

• “gauchiste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French gauchiste.

Noun

gauchiste m or f by sense (invariable)

1. leftist (person of the left wing in politics)

Related terms

• gauchisme

Further reading

• gauchiste in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana