noun, masculine/feminine/baranˈkista/plural: barranquistas
barranquista is masculine or feminine depending on context in Spanish.
canyoner
“El cuerpo del barranquista lo encontraron sumergido en el agua, en una zona de mucho caudal, por lo que el médico del 061 solo pudo certificar su fallecimiento.” — The canyoner's body was found submerged in water, in an area with a high flow rate, so the 061 [Spain's emergency number] medic could only certify his death.
Etymology tree Spanish barranco Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Spanish -ista Spanish barranquista From barranco + -ista.