parapolicial

Galician

Etymology

From para- +‎ policial.

Adjective

parapolicial m or f (plural parapoliciais)

1. parapolice (within the police force but above the law)

Portuguese

Etymology

From para- +‎ policial.

Adjective

parapolicial m or f (plural parapoliciais)

1. parapolice (within the police force but above the law)

Spanish

Etymology

From para- +‎ policial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /paɾapoliˈθjal/ [pa.ɾa.po.liˈθjal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /paɾapoliˈsjal/ [pa.ɾa.po.liˈsjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧po‧li‧cial

Adjective

parapolicial m or f (masculine and feminine plural parapoliciales)

1. parapolice (within the police force but above the law)

Further reading

• “parapolicial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28