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 (plural tránsfugas)
- defector, turncoat, traitor (someone leaves their country, political party, or other group, and joins an opposing country, party, or group)
- deserter
- (rare) fugitive
Derived terms
- transfuguismo
Further reading
- “tránsfuga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014