porrista

/poˈrista/ · B2 · noun · mf

cheerleader

📣 porrista = porra (club/pom stick) + -ista (person who does it)

In Spanish, porra can mean a baton or club, and also a cheer or rally chant (as in 'echar porras', to cheer on). Add -ista, the suffix for a person who does something, and a porrista is someone who leads the cheers.

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