republiqueta

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish republiqueta, from república (“republic”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Noun

republiqueta (plural republiquetas)

  1. (politics, derogatory) A small and recently created republic, with a precarious organization and weak institutions.
    Near-synonym: banana republic
    • 1968, F. Seth Singleton, The African States and the Congo Affair, 1960-1965, page 80:
      Lumumba replied by going on the air to congratulate "our brothers of the North Congo," in "the republiquette of the Abbe Youlou."
    1. (specifically, history) An independence-seeking guerrilla group in 19th-century South America.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

república (“republic”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: re‧pu‧bli‧que‧ta

Noun

republiqueta f (plural republiquetas)

  1. republiqueta

Spanish

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Etymology

república (“republic”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix)

Noun

republiqueta f (plural republiquetas)

  1. republiqueta

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