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- Spanish · borrowed fromrepubliqueta
- English todayrepubliqueta
Borrowed from Spanish republiqueta, from república (“republic”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A small and recently created republic, with a precarious organization and weak institutions. Full definition →
Borrowed from Spanish republiqueta, from república (“republic”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.