"Turista" in Spanish: Tourist or Traveler's Diarrhea

Turista (feminine noun) has two common meanings in Spanish:

1. Tourist / Visitor — The standard term for a person traveling for pleasure.
   • Ejemplo: "La ciudad está llena de turistas en verano." (The city is full of tourists in summer.)
   • Masculine: turisto (rare/colloquial); standard masculine is also turista (epicene).
2. Traveler's Diarrhea (colloquial, primarily Latin America) — "La turista" = acute gastrointestinal illness from contaminated food/water while traveling.
   • Ejemplo: "Me dio la turista en México." (I got traveler's diarrhea in Mexico.)
   • Synonyms: diarrea del viajero, venganza de Moctezuma (Mexico), venganza del Inca (Andes).

Usage Notes

• Context almost always disambiguates.
• Medical term: diarrea del viajero.
• La Turista (capitalized) sometimes used humorously as a personified affliction.