garita

/ɡaˈɾita/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
garitas

Meaning

  1. sentry box

    • El guardia estaba en la garita.

      The guard was in the sentry box.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

guarita

guarita is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sentry box."

Practice

1 What does garita mean?

2 Fill the gap: El guardia estaba en la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches garita?

noun

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