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English
Etymology
Back-formation from the plural, from Mexican Spanish federales, from federal.
Pronunciation
Noun
federale (plural federales)
- (informal, chiefly California, also MLE slang and Hispanic slang) A federal law enforcement officer, usually belonging to the United States government.
- (informal, US, slang) Alternative letter-case form of Federale: A member of the Mexican Federal Police.
1972, Townes Van Zandt (lyrics and music), “Pancho and Lefty”:And all the federales say / They could have had him any day / They only let him hang around / Out of kindness, I suppose
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Italian
Etymology
From Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fe.deˈra.le/
- Rhymes: -ale
- Hyphenation: fe‧de‧rà‧le
Adjective
federale (plural federali)
- federal
Derived terms
Further reading
- federale in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- federale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Verb
federale
- second-person singular voseo imperative of federar combined with le
Swedish
Adjective
federale
- definite natural masculine singular of federal