policía

See also: policia and polícia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin politīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /po.li.ˈθi.a/
(Others) IPA^(key): /po.li.ˈsi.a/

Noun

policía m (plural policías)

police officer, policeman

Usage notes

Policewoman is policía femenino. More usual is the gender neutral agente.

Synonyms

agente de policía

See also

Noun

policía f (plural policías)

police department, or police force

Derived terms

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