descamisado

Examples

• All

• All my descamisados expect me To outshine the enemy

  Evita (1996)

• Ironically, although Evita would come to be swathed in Cartier and Dior, her destitute followers were known as descamisados, "shirtless ones."

  Academic text (2013)

• The descamisados are those he is marching with now

  Evita (1996)

• I'm not in business for them But to give all my descamisados A magical moment or two

  Evita (1996)

• This image of the descamisado or the cabecita negra as creole-mestizo is deceptive, however.

  Academic text (1995)

• Congress hastened to approve the idea twenty days before she died, and Evita herself refers in her last will and testament to that illusion of eternity: "I will thus feel forever close to my people and will continue to be the bridge of love linking the descamisados and Peron."

  Fiction book (1998)

• Paige sang virtually the same libretto, yet her Evita was more of an enthusiastic and passionate cheerleader for herself and her descamisados than a sly seductress.

  Academic text (2004)

• During the political rallies, the descamisados proudly displayed their support for Juan Perón.

• The descamisados played a crucial role in shaping Argentina's labor movement during the mid-20th century.

• In the town square, the descamisados gathered to celebrate their leader's achievements.

Synonyms

P

Peronist

vsdescamisado

1 8.8

Relating to the ideas and policies of Juan Perón and his followers in Argentina

refers specifically to supporters from poor or working-class backgrounds

C

compañero

vsdescamisado

1 8.9

A person who shares a political or social cause with you

is a specific supporter tied to one leader and to working-class origin

Surface Forms

Etymology