gendarme

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gendarme, from plural gendarmes, a re-spelling of gens d'armes (“people of arms", "armed people”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ʒɒnˈdɑːm/ (US) IPA(key): /ʒɑnˈdɑɹm/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m === Noun === gendarme (plural gendarmes or gensdarmes) A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties. A policeman. A rock pinnacle on a mountain ridge. ==== Derived terms ==== gendarmish ==== Synonyms ==== (police officer): see Thesaurus:police officer ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === red mange == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gendarme. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒənˈdar.mə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒenˈdaɾ.me] === Noun === gendarme m or f by sense (plural gendarmes) gendarme ==== Related terms ==== gendarmeria === Further reading === “gendarme”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == French == === Etymology === Singular extracted from plural gendarmes, which arose as a re-spelling of gens d'armes (“people of arms", "armed people”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒɑ̃.daʁm/ === Noun === gendarme m (plural gendarmes) a member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties firebug (the insect) landjäger (a type of sausage) ==== Derived terms ==== gendarme allongé ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “gendarme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Gendarme (charcuterie) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr === Anagrams === démanger == Galician == === Noun === gendarme m (plural gendarmes, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of xendarme === Further reading === “gendarme”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gendarme. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒenˈdar.me/ Rhymes: -arme Hyphenation: gen‧dàr‧me === Noun === gendarme m (plural gendarmi) policeman (armed) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: gen‧dar‧me === Noun === gendarme m (plural gendarmes) gendarme (member of the gendarmerie) === Further reading === “gendarme”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gendarme” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “gendarme”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “gendarme”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gendarme. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xenˈdaɾme/ [xẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ.me] Rhymes: -aɾme Syllabification: gen‧dar‧me === Noun === gendarme m or f by sense (plural gendarmes) (law enforcement) policeperson (armed) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “gendarme”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025