excursionista

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Catalan

Etymology

From excursió +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

Noun

excursionista m or f by sense (plural excursionistes)

  1. tourist, traveler
  2. hiker

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan excursionista, from excursió.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɡskuɾsjoˈnista/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: ex‧cur‧sio‧nis‧ta

Noun

excursionista m or f by sense (plural excursionistas)

  1. excursionist
  2. tourist
    Synonym: turista
    • 2015 September 23, “La oleada de turistas que impidió anidar a las tortugas”, in El País:
      Los excursionistas se aglomeraban en la playa para contemplar uno de los espectáculos más extraordinarios de la naturaleza: cientos de miles de tortugas oliváceas que salen lentamente del océano para poner sus huevos en la arena.
      The tourists congregated on the beach to witness one of nature's most extraordinary sights: hundreds of thousands of olive ridley sea turtles slowly coming out of the ocean to lay their eggs in the sand.
  3. traveler, hiker
    Synonyms: viajero, caminante, senderista

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