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colista

bottom-of-the-table

adjective noun koh-LEES-tah Rare

Also means

last-place

Usage Note

Colista comes from cola (tail, queue) and describes the team or person in last place in a league or ranking. It is invariable for gender: el equipo colista / la selección colista. As a noun it can refer to the last-place team itself: el colista de la liga. The concept is primarily used in Spanish sports journalism.

Examples

"El colista consiguió un empate ante el líder."

Natural Translation

The bottom-of-the-table side managed a draw against the leader.

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