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carabinero

carabinero noun: a member of the uniformed Chilean national police force and gendarmerie, the "Carabineros de Chile".

Noun

carabinero (plural carabineros)

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

Forms of carabinero

pluralcarabineros

Origin of carabinero

From Spanish carabinero.

Questions about carabinero

What does carabinero mean?
Carabinero means a member of the uniformed Chilean national police force and gendarmerie, the "Carabineros de Chile".
What part of speech is carabinero?
Carabinero is a noun.
What is the plural of carabinero?
The plural of carabinero is carabineros.

Words near carabinero in the dictionary

  1. carabine
  2. carabined
  3. carabineer
  4. carabineers
  5. carabiner
  6. carabinero
  7. carabineros
  8. carabiners
  9. carabines
  10. carabinier
  11. carabiniere

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