patrulla
/paˈtɾuʝa/ · B1 · noun · f
patrol
🚓👮 Cognate of patrol: both come from French patrouiller, to tramp through mud
Spanish patrulla and English patrol both come from French patrouiller, which first meant to paddle or tramp through mud (from patte, paw). A patrol tramps the same route again and again. The double L sounds like y: pa-TRU-ya.