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brigada

brigade

noun bree-GAH-dah Rare

Also means

squad

Usage Note

Brigada can refer to a military brigade, a specialist police squad (brigada antidrogas), or a work crew. In the military rank system, brigada is also used as a non-commissioned officer rank equivalent to staff sergeant. The word is always feminine.

Examples

"La brigada llegó al lugar del incidente."

Natural Translation

The brigade arrived at the scene of the incident.

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