desguace

See also: desguacé

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈɡwaθe/ [d̪ezˈɣ̞wa.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /desˈɡwase/ [d̪ezˈɣ̞wa.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -ase (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: des‧gua‧ce

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desguazar.

Noun

desguace m (plural desguaces)

1. scrapyard, junkyard
2. scrapping

Etymology 2

Verb

desguace

1. inflection of desguazar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “desguace”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025