vanguardia

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish avanguardia, from aván, shortening of avante (“forward, ahead”) + guardia (“warden, guard”).

Noun

vanguardia f (plural vanguardias)

1. vanguard, forefront
2. avantgarde, cutting edge

Antonyms

• retaguardia

Derived terms

• de vanguardia

 

See also

• avanzada (noun)

Further reading

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