batasuno

Spanish

Etymology

From Basque Batasuna (literally “Unity”), the name of a former left-wing Basque nationalist party.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bataˈsuno/ [ba.t̪aˈsu.no]
  • Rhymes: -uno
  • Syllabification: ba‧ta‧su‧no

Noun

batasuno m (plural batasunos, feminine batasuna, feminine plural batasunas)

  1. (Spain, derogatory) a member or supporter of Batasuna
  2. (by extension, Spain, derogatory) a member or supporter of EH Bildu, more generally, a left-wing Basque nationalist
    Synonyms: (derogatory) bilduetarra, abertzale
    • 2021 April 5, Asier Martiarena, “Ayuso alerta de que "España está en peligro" por un PSOE refugio de "golpistas y batasunos"”, in La Vanguardia‎:
    • 2018 July 9, “Pablo Casado, abucheado en Pamplona: "Los batasunos no quieren dejarnos hablar"”, in HuffPost‎:
    • 2019 July 18, Gonzaga Durán, “Fallece la mujer que desafiaba a los batasunos en Pamplona con una bandera de España en su balcón”, in OkDiario‎:

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