welgista

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish huelgista, or analytically welga +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: wel‧gis‧ta

IPA^(key): /welˈɡista/, [wɛlˈɡis.tɐ]

Noun

welgista (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜄᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

striker; people on strike
Synonym: mang-aaklas

Related terms

welga

Further reading

“welgista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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