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guarda.

guard (person who protects or watches over something or someone)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/Brazil[ˈɡwaɦ.dɐ]Brazil/ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/São-Paulo/ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. guard (person who protects or watches over something or someone)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
  2. police officer

    by-personal-gender · feminine · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardō Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardāną Frankish *wardēnbor. Early Medieval Latin wardāre Old Galician-Portuguese guardar Portuguese guardardeverb. Portuguese guarda Deverbal from guardar.

noun/ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/Brazil[ˈɡwaɦ.dɐ]Brazil/ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/São-Paulo/ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. guard (squad responsible for protecting something or someone)

    feminine
  2. flyleaf (blank page at the front or back of a book)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardō Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardāną Frankish *wardēnbor. Early Medieval Latin wardāre Old Galician-Portuguese guardar Portuguese guardardeverb. Portuguese guarda Deverbal from guardar.

verb/ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/Brazil[ˈɡwaɦ.dɐ]Brazil/ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/São-Paulo/ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of guardar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of guardar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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