Meanings
plural naturalistas
- USA person with Afro-textured hair who embraces their natural hairstyle; a follower of the natural hair movement.
Origin
From natural + -ista. Compare natural (“hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated”). Piecewise doublet of naturalist.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
naturalista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturalista
“naturalista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturalista. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naturalista,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturalista.
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