Polyglot Dictionary

guarda-roupa

/ɡwaɾdɐˈxopɐ/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os guarda-roupas

Meaning

  1. wardrobe

    Built from guarda (keeps (from guardar)) + roupa (clothes).

    • O guarda-roupa está cheio.

      The wardrobe is full.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • guarda keeps (from guardar)
  • roupa clothes

Similar words

roupeiro

roupeiro is more Portugal-specific; guarda-roupa is more Brazilian or general — both mean "wardrobe."

Similar in other languages

German

Kleiderschrank

Kleiderschrank is the German word for the same thing — both mean "wardrobe."

Spanish

ropero

ropero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "wardrobe."

Practice

1 What does guarda-roupa mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___-roupa está cheio.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches guarda-roupa?

nouncompound

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