carabinero

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noun

A member of the uniformed Chilean national police force and gendarmerie, the "Carabineros de Chile".

OriginSpanish carabinero →
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Meanings

nouncarabinero (plural carabineros)

plural carabineros

  1. A frontier guard (or similar) in Spain or South America.
    1. A member of the uniformed Chilean national police force and gendarmerie, the "Carabineros de Chile".
    2. historicalA member of an armed force, in Spain between 1829 and 1940, whose mission was to patrol the coasts and borders of the country.

Origin

  1. Spanishcarabinero
  2. Englishcarabinero

From Spanish carabinero.

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APA

carabinero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carabinero

MLA

“carabinero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carabinero. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carabinero,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carabinero.

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