pedalista

Blend of pedał (“pedal; also: fag, homosexual man”) +‎ cyklista (“cyclist”). By surface analysis, pedał +‎ -ista.

• IPA^(key): /pɛ.daˈlis.ta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pe‧da‧lis‧ta

pedalista m pers (female equivalent pedalistka)(colloquial, derogatory, offensive)

1. cyclist (person who rides a cycle) especially one who breaks the law or the rules of social coexistence

   Synonyms: (colloquial, derogatory) pedalarz, (colloquial, derogatory) pedałowiec

   Hypernyms: rowerzysta < osoba

   pedalista na rowerze ― a cyclist on a bike

2. fag (homosexual man)

   Synonyms: (colloquial, humorous) chomik, (colloquial, derogatory) cieplak, (colloquial) ciepły brat, (LGBTQ slang) czajnik, (neutral) gej, (colloquial, derogatory) pedalarz, (derogatory) pedał, (literary) pederasta, (derogatory) pedryl, (colloquial) pedzio

   Hypernyms: homoseksualista < mężczyzna < osoba

   • 2006 May 10, r_i_k <wytnijto.rysko@polbox.com>, “Żydowskie moherki”, in pl.soc.polityka‎^[1] (Usenet), quoted in NKJP, retrieved 25 December 2025:

     I tak wiadomo, że jak ateista to pedalista i feminista (by sie rymowało).

     It's know anyway, if one's an atheist then also a pederast and feminist (so it rhymes).

• pedalista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pedalista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From pedal +‎ -ista.

• IPA^(key): /pedaˈlista/ [pe.ð̞aˈlis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pe‧da‧lis‧ta

pedalista m or f by sense (plural pedalistas)

1. (chiefly Latin America) synonym of ciclista (“cyclist”) (person who rides a cycle)

   Synonyms: ciclista, pedalero

   • 2015 December 9, Aliet Arzola Lima, “Todo o nada en Cayo Jutías”, in Granma‎^[2], retrieved 25 December 2025:

     Hablamos del Parque Nacional de Viñales, declarado “Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad” por la UNESCO en 1999, donde los cientos de pedalistas afrontaron un extenuante circuito interno de más de mil metros de desnivel y 73 kilómetros, siete de ellos neutralizados o de enlace para surcar la avenida principal del pueblo, repleta de aficionados que animaron a los corredores.

     We are talking about Viñales National Park, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, where hundreds of cyclists tackled a grueling internal circuit with more than 1,000 meters of elevation gain and 73 kilometers, seven of which were neutralized or connecting stages to cross the town's main avenue, packed with fans cheering on the riders.

• “pedalista”, 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