TURISTA

Meaning of TURISTA in English

/ tuˈrɪstə; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( NAmE , informal ) diarrhoea that is suffered by sb who is visiting a foreign country

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WORD ORIGIN

Spanish .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TURISTA — noun Etymology: Spanish, tourist Date: 1962 traveler's diarrhea
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TURISTA — tu̇rˈēstə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, tourist : traveler's diarrhea herein
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURISTA — /too ree"steuh/ , n. tourista.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TURISTA — noun Etymology: Spanish, tourist Date: 1962 : traveler's diarrhea
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TURISTA — [tu.ris.ta] n [Sp, tourist] (1962): intestinal sickness and diarrhea commonly affecting a tourist in a foreign country; esp: montezuma's revenge
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TURISTA — Pronunciation: tu ̇ - ' r ē -st ə Function: noun Etymology: Spanish, tourist Date: 1962 : TRAVELER'S DIARRHEA
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOURISTA — (turísta) n tourist
Interlingua English vocab
TOURISTA — /too ree"steuh/ , n. traveler's diarrhea, esp. as experienced by some visitors to Latin America. Also, turista . [ 1955-60; …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIARRHOEA — n. 25B6; noun loose motions; informal the runs, the trots, gippy tummy, holiday tummy, Delhi belly, Montezuma's revenge; Brit. informal …
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