cuilío

Spanish

Etymology

From Nahuatl cuilía (“to steal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwiˈlio/ [kwiˈli.o]
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Syllabification: cui‧lí‧o

Noun

cuilío m (plural cuilíos, feminine cuilía, feminine plural cuilías)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador) a police officer
    Synonym: policía

Further reading

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