/kah'rddah vee ne"rddaw/ ; Eng. /kar'euh beuh nair"oh/ , n. , pl. carabineros /-ne"rddaws/ ; Eng. /-nair"ohz/ . Spanish.
1. an officer of the revenue service.
2. a frontier guard.
3. carbineer.
4. (in the Philippines) a coast-guard officer.
[ 1835-45 ]