giracamises

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of gira (“to turn, to change”) +‎ camises (“shirts”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) /ˌʒi.ɾə.kəˈmi.zəs/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /ˌd͡ʒi.ɾa.kaˈmi.zes/

Noun

giracamises m or f by sense (plural giracamisesos)

(Tortosa) flip-flopper (person who easily changes allegiances or opinions)

Further reading

“giracamises” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“giracamises” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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