guardacaminos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard (originally)”) +‎ caminos (“roads”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾdakaˈminos/ [ɡwaɾ.ð̞a.kaˈmi.nos]
• Rhymes: -inos
• Syllabification: guar‧da‧ca‧mi‧nos

Noun

guardacaminos m (plural guardacaminos)

1. nightjar

Further reading

• “guardacaminos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28