"cuilío" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /kwiˈlio/, [kwiˈli.o] Forms: cuilíos [plural], cuilía [feminine], cuilías [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -io Etymology: Derived from Nahuatl cuilía (“to steal”). Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:der|nah:cuilía<t:to steal>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to steal", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Nahuatl", "term" : "cuilía", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "nah" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "cuilío", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="cuilío"> Derived from Nahuatl cuilía (“to steal”)., {{ety|es|:der|nah:cuilía<t:to steal>|text=+|tree=1}} Derived from Nahuatl cuilía (“to steal”). Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} cuilío m (plural cuilíos, feminine cuilía, feminine plural cuilías)
  1. (colloquial, derogatory, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador) a police officer Tags: El-Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, colloquial, derogatory, masculine Synonyms: policía

Inflected forms

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