tremendista

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Spanish

Etymology

From tremendo (awful, tremendous) +‎ -ista (-ist).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾemenˈdista/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: tre‧men‧dis‧ta

Adjective

tremendista m or f (masculine and feminine plural tremendistas)

  1. (chiefly literature) crude, foul or coarse as typical of the literary technique of tremendismo
    • 2015 September 22, “Tarde magistral y memorable de Diego Urdiales en la feria de Logroño”, in El País:
      Acabó en plan tremendista entre los pitones, y demostró la actitud y disposición con la que vino a Logroño, cuya afición lo despidió con una gran ovación.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

tremendista m or f by sense (plural tremendistas)

  1. (literature) a writer using this technique

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