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): (Valencia) [ˌd͡ʒi.ɾa.kaˈmi.zes]

Noun

giracamises m or f by sense (plural giracamisesos)

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

Further reading

• “giracamises”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “giracamises” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.