guardamonte
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard (originally)”) + monte (“mount, i.e. something mounted”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwaɾdaˈmonte/ [ɡwaɾ.ð̞aˈmõn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -onte
- Syllabification: guar‧da‧mon‧te
Noun
guardamonte m (plural guardamontes)
Further reading
- “guardamonte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024