guardaespaldas
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard (originally)”) + espaldas (“shoulders, backs”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌɡwaɾdaesˈpaldas/ [ˌɡwaɾ.ð̞a.esˈpal̪.d̪as]
- Rhymes: -aldas
- Syllabification: guar‧da‧es‧pal‧das
Noun
[edit]guardaespaldas m or f by sense (plural guardaespaldas)
Usage notes
[edit]- An escolta sounds more professional than a guardaespaldas.
Further reading
[edit]- “guardaespaldas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish verb-object compounds
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- Rhymes:Spanish/aldas
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