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guerrilla en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌɡeɪˈɹijə/ (US)
• /ɡəˈɹɪlə/ (US)
• /ɡəˈɹijə/ (US)
• /ɡəˈɹɪlə/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Spanish guerra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish guerrillabor. English guerrilla Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla, diminutive of guerra (“war”), coined during the Peninsular War.

Meanings

1. Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.
   • The Slovak uprising in the latter days was not guerrilla in character, which, incidentally, may have been one of the reasons for its failure. 1976, Walter Laqueur, Guerrilla Warfare, page 205:
   • On the other hand, after the fall of Feng Ling Tu, the operations of Central Shansi, and Suiyuan, troops were more guerrilla than orthodox in nature. 1963, Samuel B. Griffith (translator), Mao Zedong, The Red Book of Guerrilla Warfare, edited by Shawn Conners, published 2010, page 14, original 1937
   • Wherever Nicholson was most wanted, there he was sure to be found. What his life was at this time may be seen from a letter he wrote to his mother: 'I am leading a very guerrilla sort of life with seven hundred horse and foot raised among the people of the country. The chieftain who is in rebellion has eight regular regiments and sixteen guns, so that I am unable to meet them openly in the field.' 1908, George Devereux Oswell, chapter VII, in Sketches of Rulers of India, volume I, page 127:
2. Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing.
   • My style is more guerrilla. I grew up in a village, a very suppressed environment. I was like one of those young kids who hated the whole conventional way of doing things. So when I started to make films it was very hand-made, very fast. 2010 February 26, “A serious woman”, in The Times:
   • We took a very guerrilla approach to marketing Goin' Hollywood, in keeping with the irreverent tone of the game. 1989, Michael Wiese, Film & video marketing, page 445:
   • "Mozilla's marketing has been very guerrilla. You're not seeing it spend millions of dollars on TV. Instead, it's a powerful ground swell. 2005 February 28, “Firefox Continues To Chip Away At IE's Share”, in InformationWeek:
3. Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something.
   • Jackass’s guerrilla, nonnarrative format 2022, Marisol Cortez, “Ambivalent Anality: Revisiting the Queer Ecology of "the Jackass Moment"”, in Media+Environment:
   • The Boston demonstration, which will feature singing and guerrilla theatre, will begin at 12 noon in front of the Park Street Subway station. 1976 April 3, “April 8 Set for 'Grand Jury Three' Protest March”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
   • guerrilla marketing
   • guerrilla tourism
   • guerrilla gardening

Forms

Deriveds

guerrilla warfare

Relateds

guerrillera · partisan · guerrillero

wikipedia: Peninsular War

guerrilla en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌɡeɪˈɹijə/ (US)
• /ɡəˈɹɪlə/ (US)
• /ɡəˈɹijə/ (US)
• /ɡəˈɹɪlə/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Spanish guerra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish guerrillabor. English guerrilla Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla, diminutive of guerra (“war”), coined during the Peninsular War.

Meanings

1. A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
   • From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified. 2007 July 13, Kyle Whitmire, “Suit in U.S. Over Murders in Colombia”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021:
   • The right-wing paramilitary's offensive against the Marxist guerrillas failed because they did not know the terrain well enough.
   • After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday. 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2020, retrieved 21 Jun 2013:
2. (archaic) A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.
3. A marketer who uses guerrilla marketing techniques.
4. A maker of guerrilla television.

Forms

Deriveds

guerrilla knitting · guerrilla television · guerrillalike · antiguerrilla · guerrilla diplomacy · guerrilla diplomat · nonguerrilla · guerrilla theater · counterguerrilla · guerrillaism · guerrilla gardening · narcoguerrilla · guerrilla traveler

Synonyms

guerrillero

Translations (169)

tt партизан (irregular soldier) · it partigiana (irregular soldier) · pt guerrilheiro (irregular soldier) · bg партиза́нка (irregular soldier) · tk partizan (irregular soldier) · fi sissisota (guerrilla war) · bg гери́ля (guerrilla war) · ru партиза́нство (guerrilla war) · mn партизан (irregular soldier) · fi partisaani (irregular soldier) · th สงครามกองโจร (guerrilla war) · bg партиза́нин (irregular soldier) · it guerrigliera (irregular soldier) · fa جنگ استقلال طلبی (guerrilla war) · pl bojownik (irregular soldier) · cs partyzánská válka (guerrilla war) · uk партиза́нка (irregular soldier) · mn ᠫᠠᠷᠲ᠋ᠢᠽᠠᠨ (irregular soldier) · de Partisanin (irregular soldier) · hy պարտիզան (irregular soldier) · ko 게릴라 (irregular soldier) · hu gerilla (irregular soldier) · lv partizānu karš (guerrilla war) · kmr partîzan (irregular soldier) · ru партиза́нщина (guerrilla war) · my ပြောက်ကျား (irregular soldier) · de Guerillakämpferin (irregular soldier) · ko 유격전 (guerrilla war) · ru партиза́н (irregular soldier) · nl guerrillero (irregular soldier) · de Partisan (irregular soldier) · tg ташаббускор (irregular soldier) · et partisanisõda (guerrilla war) · tl gerilya (irregular soldier) · tr gerilla (irregular soldier) · ja ゲリラ (irregular soldier) · tr gerilla savaşı (guerrilla war) · ro război de gherilă (guerrilla war) · ko 유격 (guerrilla war) · sl gverilka (irregular soldier) · mk партиза́н (irregular soldier) · sk partizán (irregular soldier) · ru партиза́нка (irregular soldier) · it partigiano (irregular soldier) · it guerrigliero (irregular soldier) · sl gverilsko vojskovanje (guerrilla war) · cmn 游擊戰爭 /游击战争 (guerrilla war) · fa چریک (irregular soldier) · yi פּאַרטיזאַן (irregular soldier) · nb geriljasoldat (irregular soldier) · sh партѝза̄н (irregular soldier) · pl bojowniczka (irregular soldier) · fr partisan (irregular soldier) · sv gerilla (irregular soldier) · fr guérillero (irregular soldier) · et sissisõda (guerrilla war) · sk partizánka (irregular soldier) · ar فِدائِيَّة (irregular soldier) · sh герилско ратовање (guerrilla war) · ar حَرْب عِصَابَات (guerrilla war) · fr partisane (irregular soldier) · fa جنگ چریکی (guerrilla war) · mk партиза́нска војна (guerrilla war) · et siss (irregular soldier) · nn geriljasoldat (irregular soldier) · ja ゲリラ (guerrilla war) · gl guerrilleiro (irregular soldier) · pl partyzantka (irregular soldier) · es guerrillera (irregular soldier) · mi hōia whakaninihi (irregular soldier) · pt guerrilha (guerrilla war) · de Guerillakrieg (guerrilla war) · eo gerilano gerilisto (irregular soldier) · ro partizan (irregular soldier) · uz partizan (irregular soldier) · sl gverilec (irregular soldier) · vi du kích (irregular soldier) · pl wojna partyzancka (guerrilla war) · be партыза́н (irregular soldier) · uk партиза́н (irregular soldier) · sk partizánska vojna (guerrilla war) · kmr gerîla (irregular soldier) · ko 게릴라 (guerrilla war) · bg гери́ла (guerrilla war) · ps پارتيزان (irregular soldier) · fr guérilla (guerrilla war) · az partizan (irregular soldier) · ga guairille (irregular soldier) · sh partìzānka (irregular soldier) · eo gerilo (guerrilla war) · ug پارتىزان (irregular soldier) · lv partizāns (irregular soldier) · tg партизан (irregular soldier) · el αντάρτικο (guerrilla war) · tl gerilyero (irregular soldier) · cy herwfilwr (irregular soldier) · uk гери́лья (guerrilla war) · fa پارتیزان (irregular soldier) · my ပြောက်ကျားစစ် (guerrilla war) · el ανταρτοπόλεμος (guerrilla war) · tr partizan (irregular soldier) · ru партиза́нская война́ (guerrilla war) · uk партиза́нство (guerrilla war) · ja 遊撃 (guerrilla war) · pl partyzant (irregular soldier) · bg партиза́нска война́ (guerrilla war) · ro partizană (irregular soldier) · nb geriljakrig (guerrilla war) · cs partyzánka (irregular soldier) · es guerrilla (guerrilla war) · cmn 游擊隊員 /游击队员 (irregular soldier) · sh gerilsko ratovanje (guerrilla war) · hu partizán (irregular soldier) · sh partìzān (irregular soldier) · he גֵרִילָה (irregular soldier) · ca guerrilla (guerrilla war) · lt partizaninis karas (guerrilla war) · pt guerrilheira (irregular soldier) · ca guerriller (irregular soldier) · de Guerilla (guerrilla war) · ru гери́лья (guerrilla war) · ka პარტიზანი (irregular soldier) · mk партиза́нка (irregular soldier) · nn geriljakrig (guerrilla war) · nl partizaan (irregular soldier) · et partisanivõitlus (guerrilla war) · cy gwylliad (irregular soldier) · sh gerilski rat (guerrilla war) · uk партиза́нщина (guerrilla war) · ka პარტიზანული ომი (guerrilla war) · es guerra de guerrillas (guerrilla war) · pl partyzantka (guerrilla war) · ar فِدائِيّ (irregular soldier) · be партыза́ншчына (guerrilla war) · lt partizanas (irregular soldier) · id gerilya (guerrilla war) · sq partizane (irregular soldier) · da guerilla (irregular soldier) · it guerriglia (guerrilla war) · fr guérillera (irregular soldier) · he פַּרְטִיזָן (irregular soldier) · uk партиза́нська війна́ (guerrilla war) · kk партизан (irregular soldier) · be партыза́нская вайна́ (guerrilla war) · sl partizanka (irregular soldier) · bg партиза́нщина (guerrilla war) · sh партѝза̄нка (irregular soldier) · ms gerila (guerrilla war) · sh герилски рат (guerrilla war) · nl partizane (irregular soldier) · es guerrillero (irregular soldier) · fi sissi (irregular soldier) · gl guerrilla (guerrilla war) · ky партизан (irregular soldier) · id gerilyawan (irregular soldier) · de Guerillakämpfer (irregular soldier) · et partisan (irregular soldier) · el αντάρτης (irregular soldier) · is skæruliði (irregular soldier) · ro gherilă (guerrilla war) · cs partyzán (irregular soldier) · tl gerilya (guerrilla war) · sq partizan (irregular soldier) · sl partizan (irregular soldier) · cmn 游擊 /游击 (guerrilla war) · be партыза́нка (irregular soldier) · ar حَرْب فِدائِيَّة (guerrilla war) · be геры́лья (guerrilla war) · cmn 游擊戰 /游击战 (guerrilla war)

wikipedia: Peninsular War