This is the 10233rd most frequent Spanish word.
colista
"Colista" in English refers to the last person or team in a ranking or list.
The word 'colista' is used here to describe the team that finished at the bottom or last place in a ranking, specifically within the context of a sports league. It is a common term in competitive scenarios where rankings matter.
El equipo terminó la temporada como colista de la liga.
The team finished the season as the league's last-place team.
In this sentence, 'colista' refers to an individual, the student, within the context of a competition where their ranking or performance resulted in them being at the last place.
El alumno fue colista en el concurso de matemáticas.
The student was the last-place participant in the math competition.
In this case, 'colista' is applied to a political party within the electoral context, indicating that it held the lowest ranking among all parties in the elections.