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cadete

cadet

noun kah-DEH-teh Rare

Origin: French cadet, from Gascon capdet (chief)

Usage Note

Cadete refers to a student at a military academy or police training school. In several Latin American countries (Argentina, Uruguay) it also means a junior errand-runner or office boy in a commercial setting — a usage absent in Spain. The feminine cadeta is increasingly used for female cadets.

Examples

"Los cadetes marcharon en el desfile."

Natural Translation

The cadets marched in the parade.

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