Mozos de Escuadra

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of Catalan Mossos d'Esquadra (literally “team officers”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˌmoθos de esˈkwadɾa/ [ˌmo.θoz ð̞e esˈkwa.ð̞ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌmosos de esˈkwadɾa/ [ˌmo.soz ð̞e esˈkwa.ð̞ɾa]
• Syllabification: Mo‧zos de Es‧cua‧dra

Proper noun

los Mozos de Escuadra m pl

1. Mossos d'Esquadra (the police force of Catalonia)

Related terms

• mosso

 

Further reading

• Mozos de Escuadra on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es