federale

See also: Federale and fédérale

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɛdəˈɹɑːli]
• Rhymes: -ɑːli

Noun

federale (plural federales)

1. (informal, chiefly California, also MLE slang and Hispanic slang) A federal law enforcement officer, usually belonging to the United States government.
2. (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

Derived terms

• fed
• 'rales

 

Anagrams

• lead-free, leadfree

Italian

Etymology

From Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe.deˈra.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: fe‧de‧rà‧le

Adjective

federale (plural federali)

1. federal

Derived terms

• federalismo
• federalista
• federalmente

 

Related terms

• confederale
• federalistico
• federare
• federarsi
• federativo
• federato
• federazione

 

Further reading

• federale in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• federale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Verb

federale

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of federar combined with le

Swedish

Adjective

federale

1. definite natural masculine singular of federal