turista

tu·ris·ta

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too-ree-stuh]
- /tʊˈri stə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too-ree-stuh]
- /tʊˈri stə/

Definitions of turista word

noun turista traveler's diarrhea, especially as experienced by some visitors to Latin America. 1
noun turista acute infectious diarrhoea that affects travellers, esp to Mexico 0
noun turista acute infectious diarrhea as experienced by some tourists in certain foreign countries, usually caused by bacteria in the food or water 0

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Origin of turista

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

1955-60; apparently jocular use of Spanish turista tourist

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Parts of speech for Turista

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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turista popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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