guardacaminos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard (originally)”) +‎ caminos (“roads”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾdakaˈminos/ [ɡwaɾ.ð̞a.kaˈmi.nos]
Rhymes: -inos
Syllabification: guar‧da‧ca‧mi‧nos

Noun

guardacaminos m (plural guardacaminos)

nightjar

Further reading

“guardacaminos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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