guardagujas
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to keep”) + aguja (“railroad switch”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌɡwaɾdaˈɡuxas/ [ˌɡwaɾ.ð̞aˈɣ̞u.xas]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uxas
- Syllabification: guar‧da‧gu‧jas
Noun
[edit]guardagujas m or f by sense (plural guardagujas)
- (railway) switchman, switchwoman
Further reading
[edit]- “guardagujas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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- Rhymes:Spanish/uxas
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- es:Rail transportation