policíaco

See also: policiaco

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From policía +‎ -aco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poliˈθiako/ [po.liˈθi.a.ko] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /poliˈsiako/ [po.liˈsi.a.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -iako
  • Syllabification: po‧li‧cí‧a‧co

Adjective

policíaco (feminine policíaca, masculine plural policíacos, feminine plural policíacas)

  1. (Latin America) Related to the police, police force
    Synonym: policial
  2. whodunit, whodunnit (UK)
  3. police procedural

Usage notes

Derived terms

  • novela policíaca (“crime novel, procedural; crime fiction, whodunit, detective fiction”)
  • película policíaca (“procedural film”)
  • serie policíaca (“procedural, procedural television show, crime series”)

Further reading

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