guardapolvo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• guardapolvos

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to protect (originally)”) +‎ polvo (“dust”).

Noun

guardapolvo m (plural guardapolvos)

1. something that keeps dust off a surface
2. overalls

Further reading

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