descamisado

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

noun,plural des·ca·mi·sa·dos [des-kam-uh-sah-dohz; Spanish des-kah-mee-sah-thaws]. /ˌdɛs kæm əˈsɑ doʊz; Spanish ˌdɛs kɑ miˈsɑ θɔs/.
  1. an extreme liberal of the Spanish revolution 1820–23.

  2. (in Argentina) a worker, especially a poor laborer or factory worker.

Origin of descamisado

1
1815–25; <Spanish: literally, shirtless

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