Meanings
FARC1
alternative Farc
- Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group involved in the continuing Colombian conflict starting in 1964.
The US State Department has removed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by the acronym the FARC, from its terrorism blacklist, and listed two dissident groups led by former FARC militants.
2021 November 30, Jennifer Hansler, “US removes Colombia’s FARC from terrorism blacklist”, in CNN
Farc2
- Alternative letter-case form of FARC.
Santos’s peace deal with the Farc – at the time, the most powerful guerrilla insurgency in the western hemisphere – led to 7,000 combatants laying down their rifles and gave Colombians the hope of a more peaceful chapter in their country’s bloody history.
2025 February 26, Luke Taylor, “Colombia risks return to violent past, says architect of landmark peace deal”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Origin
- SpanishFARC
- EnglishFARC
Borrowed from Spanish FARC, from Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (“Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia”).
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese FARC
- FARCMarxist–Leninist guerrilla group
Spanish FARC
- FARCMarxist–Leninist guerrilla group
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FARC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FARC
“FARC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FARC. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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