Polyglot Dictionary

guarda-lama

/ɡwaɾdɐˈlɐmɐ/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os guarda-lamas

Meaning

  1. mudguard

    Built from guarda (guards (from guardar)) + lama (mud).

    • O guarda-lama está torto.

      The mudguard is bent.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • guarda guards (from guardar)
  • lama mud

Similar words

para-lama

guarda-lama and para-lama are close synonyms for "mudguard," a regional variant, largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

guardabarros

guardabarros is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mudguard."

Practice

1 What does guarda-lama mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___-lama está torto.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches guarda-lama?

nouncompound

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