regimiento

/rexiˈmjento/ · B2 · noun · m

regiment

🪖 regimiento = regimen (strict rule) + -miento: a unit living under strict order

Comes from Latin regere, to rule or direct, the same root as regime and regular. A regimiento is a military unit run under a set command and discipline. Sounds like regi-MYEN-to, close to English regiment.

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