esquerdalha

esquerdalha

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Basque *ezkeR
Basque ezkerrabor.
Portuguese esquerda
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālia
Italian -agliabor.
Portuguese -alha
Portuguese esquerdalha

    From esquerda (“left”) + -alha (pejorative collective suffix).

    Noun

    esquerdalha f (uncountable)

    1. (politics, derogatory, slang) leftists, collectively; all the leftists of a region or movement

    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Basque *ezkeR
    Basque ezkerrabor.
    Portuguese esquerda
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓder.
    Latin canēs
    Latin canisder.
    Vulgar Latin *canālia
    Italian canagliabor.
    Portuguese canalha
    blend
    Portuguese esquerdalha

      Blend of esquerda (“left-wing”) + canalha (“scoundrel; bastard; degenerate”).

      Noun

      esquerdalha m or f by sense (plural esquerdalhas)

      1. (politics, derogatory, slang) leftist person

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