racista

racist

adjective rrah-SEES-tah Rare

Origin: From 'raza' (race) + '-ista' suffix, modelled on French 'raciste'.

Usage Note

Racista functions as both adjective and noun in Spanish (una actitud racista, a racist attitude; es un racista, he is a racist), following the common -ista pattern that is invariable for gender (el/la racista). The related noun racismo (racism) and verb racializar (to racialize) share the root. It is a direct equivalent of the English term with no semantic drift.

Examples

"Hicieron una campaña contra el discurso racista."

Natural Translation

They ran a campaign against racist discourse.

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