How do you say "police officer" in Mexican Spanish?

In Mexican Spanish, "police officer" is policía. It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

policía is written using the Latin alphabet. Pronounce each syllable clearly, following Mexican Spanish pronunciation rules.

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How do you say "police officer" in Mexican Spanish?

In Mexican Spanish, "police officer" is policía. It is a noun. The word is spelled policía and pronounced as written, following Mexican Spanish pronunciation rules.

Is policía masculine or feminine?

policía is typically feminine in Spanish. In Spanish, nouns have grammatical gender that affects article choice: use la (singular) or las (plural) with feminine nouns.

How is policía used in a sentence?

Use policía as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In Mexican Spanish, word order and agreement rules determine how policía fits into a sentence.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Mexican Spanish language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.