descamisado
Americannoun
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descamisados
plural
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an extreme liberal of the Spanish revolution 1820–23.
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(in Argentina) a worker, especially a poor laborer or factory worker.
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Etymology
Origin of descamisado
1815–25; < Spanish: literally, shirtless
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"That's being descamisado with a vengeance," she said.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under the latest plan, the body will be sealed beneath the monument, which is to be topped by a statue of a descamisado.
From Time Magazine Archive
She is well aware that in the eyes of many a descamisado she is Cinderella in the flesh.
From Time Magazine Archive
Daughter of that descamisado, as my father calls him because he died without a stitch on his back!
From The Torrent Entre Naranjos by Isaac Goldberg
After all, despite her populist appeal among the descamisados, or "shirtless" working class, Evita loved high fashion, as does Fernandez, as much as any Buenos Aires socialite does.
From Time ● Mar. 2, 2011
When she died in 1952 of cancer at the age of 33, the bereaved descamisados sought to have her canonized.
From Time Magazine Archive
Evita's monument has been consolidated with an old project for commemorating the descamisados.
From Time Magazine Archive
Five thousand descamisados of "absolute confidence" were enrolled, divided into "shock troop" detachments, "special mission" units and "reserves."
From Time Magazine Archive
Fernando Collor de Mello won the Brazilian presidency in 1989 by reaching out to the descamisados, the country's shirtless poor.
From Time Magazine Archive
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