Pasionaria
/ˌpasjəˈnɑːrɪə/(also Pasionara)
noun
A popular female leader or figurehead for a political or other cause.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The New Statesman. From La Pasionaria, nickname of Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, Basque Communist leader renowned for her emotional oratory and colourful personality from Spanish pasionaria passion-flower from pasión + -aria.
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