tránsfuga

See also: transfuga and trânsfuga

Spanish

Alternative forms

• trásfuga

Etymology

From Latin transfŭga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾansfuɡa/ [ˈt̪ɾãns.fu.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -ansfuɡa
• Syllabification: tráns‧fu‧ga

Noun

tránsfuga m or f by sense (plural tránsfugas)

1. defector, turncoat, traitor (someone leaves their country, political party, or other group, and joins an opposing country, party, or group)
2. deserter
3. (rare) fugitive

Derived terms

• transfuguismo

 

Further reading

• “tránsfuga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014