Polyglot Dictionary

guarda-sol

/ɡwaɾdɐˈsɔw/

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-sóis

Meaning

  1. parasol

    Built from guarda (protects (from guardar)) + sol (sun).

    • Abri o guarda-sol.

      I opened the parasol.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • guarda protects (from guardar)
  • sol sun

Similar words

sombrinha

sombrinha is more about a small decorative parasol, or a small folding umbrella; guarda-sol is more general, like a beach umbrella.

Similar in other languages

German

Sonnenschirm

Sonnenschirm is the German word for the same thing — both mean "parasol."

Spanish

parasol

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

Spanish

quitasol

quitasol is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "parasol."

Practice

1 What does guarda-sol mean?

2 Fill the gap: Abri o ___-sol.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches guarda-sol?

nouncompound

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