noun, masculine/feminine/baranˈkista/plural: barranquistas
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.