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guardar.

to save, keep, retain, preserve

7 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡwaʁˈda(ʁ)/Brazil[ɡwaɦˈda(h)]Brazil/ɡwaɾˈda(ɾ)/São-Paulo/ɡwaʁˈda(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to save, keep, retain, preserve

  2. to protect, defend

  3. to put away (to put something in its usual storage place)

  4. to save (to write a file to disk or other storage medium)

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 guardar Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese guardar, from Early Medieval Latin wardāre.

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