guarda-roba

See also: guardaroba

Catalan

wardrobe
cloakroom

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (to guard, to protect) +‎ roba (clothing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˌɡwar.dəˈrɔ.βə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌɡwar.dəˈrɔ.bə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌɡwaɾ.ðaˈrɔ.ba]

Noun

guarda-roba m (plural guarda-robes)

  1. (furniture) wardrobe (movable furniture for storing clothes)
  2. cloakroom (a room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club)

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