franquista

Asturian

Etymology

From Franco +‎ -ista.

Adjective

franquista (epicene, plural franquistes)

1. Franquist (pertaining to Francisco Franco)

Noun

franquista m or f (plural franquistes)

1. Franquist (supporter of Francisco Franco)

Related terms

• franquismu

Further reading

• “franquista”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From Franco +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [fɾəŋˈkis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [fɾaŋˈkis.ta]

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Adjective

franquista m or f (masculine and feminine plural franquistes)

1. Franquist (pertaining to Francisco Franco)

Noun

franquista m or f by sense (plural franquistes)

1. Franquist (supporter of Francisco Franco)

Related terms

• franquisme

Further reading

• “franquista”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

From Franco + -ista.

Adjective

franquista m or f (plural franquistas)

1. Franquist (pertaining to Francisco Franco)

Noun

franquista m or f by sense (plural franquistas)

1. Franquist (supporter of Francisco Franco)

Related terms

• franquismo

Further reading

• “franquista”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “franquista”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese Franco

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istalbor.

Portuguese -ista

Portuguese franquista

From Franco + -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈkis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈkis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈkiʃ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈkiʃ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: fran‧quis‧ta

Adjective

franquista m or f (plural franquistas)

1. (Portugal, historical, politics) pertaining to João Franco or his government
2. (historical, politics) Francoist (pertaining to Francisco Franco or his government)

Noun

franquista m or f by sense (plural franquistas)

1. (Portugal, historical, politics) a supporter or member of the government of João Franco
2. (historical, politics) Francoist (supporter of Francisco Franco)

Related terms

• franquismo

Further reading

• “franquista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “franquista”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “franquista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish Franco

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istalbor.

Spanish -ista

Spanish franquista

From Franco + -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾanˈkista/ [fɾãŋˈkis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: fran‧quis‧ta

Adjective

franquista m or f (masculine and feminine plural franquistas)

1. Franquist (pertaining to Francisco Franco)

Noun

franquista m or f by sense (plural franquistas)

1. Franquist (supporter of Francisco Franco)

Derived terms

• antifranquista

Related terms

• franquismo

Further reading

• “franquista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025