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federale¹

  • [fɛdəˈɹɑːli]

Rhymes with -ɑːli

Where it comes from

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

noun federales

  1. California, informal A federal law enforcement officer, usually belonging to the United States government.
  2. US, informal, slang Alternative 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

Federale²

Where it comes from

Back-formation from Mexican Spanish federales, from federal.

noun Federales · federale

  1. US, informal, slang A member of the Mexican Federal Police.

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MLA

"federale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/federale. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

federale. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/federale

Chicago

"federale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/federale.

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@misc{federale_2026,
  title = {federale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/federale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}