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guiri

/ˈɡiɾi/

noun, masculine/ˈɡiɾi/plural: guiris

gorse, furze

Synonyms: tojo

Borrowed from Basque giristino, the Basque adaptation of the Spanish cristino, the term for the liberal forces in the Spanish Carlist Wars, after the then Queen Cristina.

noun, masculine/feminine/ˈɡiɾi/plural: guiris

a supporter of Queen Isabella II of Spain; A pale-skinned Germanic tourist.; police agent from la Guardia Civil

Las políticas de la vivienda, con carta blanca para la especulación y el gangsterismo inmobiliario, y la invasión guiri, como Daenerys a lomos de Drogon, son armas de destrucción masiva […]Housing politics, with a carte blanche for speculation, real estate gangsterism and the guiri invasion, like Daenerys riding the back of Drogon, are weapons of mass destruction […]

Synonyms: cristino

Borrowed from Basque giristino, the Basque adaptation of the Spanish cristino, the term for the liberal forces in the Spanish Carlist Wars, after the then Queen Cristina.