golpista

coup-related

adjective noun gol-PEE-stah Rare

Origin: From Spanish golpista, from golpe de estado (coup d'état).

Also means

coup participant

Usage Note

Golpista is a loanword from Spanish used in Italian journalism and political commentary to describe something related to a coup d'état, or a person involved in one. As a noun it is invariable in gender (il golpista, la golpista) but the plural is golpisti (m) / golpiste (f). It has a distinctly Latin American political flavour in Italian usage.

Examples

"I militari golpisti hanno preso il potere."

Natural Translation

The coup soldiers took power.

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