federale

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[fɛdəˈɹɑːli]

noun

A federal law enforcement officer, usually belonging to the United States government.

OriginMexican Spanish federales →
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Meanings

federale1

nounfederale (plural federales)

plural federales

  1. CaliforniainformalA federal law enforcement officer, usually belonging to the United States government.
  2. USinformalslangAlternative letter-case form of Federale: A member of the Mexican Federal Police.

    And all the federales say / They could have had him any day / They only let him hang around / Out of kindness, I suppose

    1972, Townes Van Zandt, “Pancho and Lefty”

Federale2

nounFederale (plural Federales)

plural Federales · alternative federale

  1. USinformalslangA member of the Mexican Federal Police.

Origin

federale · noun

  1. Mexican Spanishfederales
  2. Englishfederale

Back-formation from the plural, from Mexican Spanish federales, from federal.

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Federale · noun

  1. Mexican Spanishfederales
  2. EnglishFederale

Back-formation from Mexican Spanish federales, from federal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with federale

RaleighAliBalimalifinalekaliDiwalimalleetamalesvengalifarfalleDalíTsinandali
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Cite this entry
APA

federale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federale

MLA

“federale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “federale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federale.

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