Etymology

contrabandista

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Today it means: A contrabandist in Spain, Portugal, or Latin America. Full definition →

Spanish contrabandista ← Portuguese contrabandista
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromcontrabandista
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcontrabandista
  3. English todaycontrabandista

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish contrabandista and Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese contrabandista.

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