vanguardia

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈɡwaɾdja/ [bãŋˈɡwaɾ.ð̞ja]

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• Rhymes: -aɾdja
• Syllabification: van‧guar‧dia

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16