comisario

See also: comisarió

Spanish

Several marshals in Formula E

Etymology

From Latin commissārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komiˈsaɾjo/ [ko.miˈsa.ɾjo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾjo
• Syllabification: co‧mi‧sa‧rio

Noun

comisario m (plural comisarios, feminine comisaria, feminine plural comisarias)

1. (law enforcement) inspector
2. commissioner
3. (motor racing) steward

   Synonym: comisario de carrera

4. (motor racing) marshal (a person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering)

   Synonym: comisario de pista

Derived terms

• comisariar

 

Related terms

• comisión

 

Further reading

• “comisario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16