descamisado

[ des-kam-uh-sah-doh; Spanish des-kah-mee-sah-thaw ]

noun

, plural des·ca·mi·sa·dos [des-kam-, uh, -, sah, -dohz, des-kah-mee-, sah, -thaws].

1. an extreme liberal of the Spanish revolution 1820–23.
2. (in Argentina) a worker, especially a poor laborer or factory worker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of descamisado¹

1815–25; < Spanish: literally, shirtless