arenista

Portuguese

Etymology

From ARENA (acronym for Aliança Renovadora Nacional) +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾeˈnis.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ɾeˈniʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾeˈnis.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɨˈniʃ.tɐ/

Hyphenation: a‧re‧nis‧ta

Noun

arenista m or f by sense (plural arenistas)

(Brazil, politics) a member or supporter of the National Renewal Alliance, the official political party of the military dictatorship in Brazil

Adjective

arenista m or f (plural arenistas)

(Brazil, politics, relational) of or pertaining to the National Renewal Alliance

Further reading

“arenista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“arenista”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“arenista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026