federale
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Back-formation from the plural, from Mexican Spanish federales, from federal.
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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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Back-formation from Spanish federales m pl (“federal law enforcement officers”).
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federale (plural federali)
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federale
- second-person singular voseo imperative of federar combined with le
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federale