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

Example Sentences

The statue roughly marks the spot where Juan Perón had planned to build a colossal monument to himself, Evita and a symbolic worker, or Descamisado.

From New York Times

She is well aware that in the eyes of many a descamisado she is Cinderella in the flesh.

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

"That's being descamisado with a vengeance," she said.

From Time Magazine Archive

Daughter of that descamisado, as my father calls him because he died without a stitch on his back!

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