guarida

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡwəˈɾi.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡwaˈɾi.ða]

Participle

guarida f sg

1. feminine singular of guarit

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from French guarite.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈɾi.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈɾi.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈɾi.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡwɐˈɾi.dɐ/ [ɡwɐˈɾi.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: gua‧ri‧da

Noun

guarida f (plural guaridas)

1. an animal's hole, den, cave or thicket

   Synonym: toca

2. (figuratively) shelter, refuge

   Synonyms: abrigo, refúgio, esconderijo

Related terms

• guarita

Spanish

Etymology

From Frankish *wardōn. Compare English ward and guard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈɾida/ [ɡwaˈɾi.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: gua‧ri‧da

Noun

guarida f (plural guaridas)

1. lair, cave, den, or thicket that an animal uses to hide

   Synonyms: cubil, madriguera

2. shelter or safehouse

   Synonyms: amparo, refugio

3. hideout, hangout, lair, hiding place
4. (archaic) medicine, refuge

Related terms

• guardar
• guardia

 

Participle

guarida f sg

1. feminine singular of guarido

Further reading

• “guarida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

Anagrams

• guardia