guardamonte

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard (originally)”) +‎ monte (“mount, i.e. something mounted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾdaˈmonte/ [ɡwaɾ.ð̞aˈmõn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -onte
• Syllabification: guar‧da‧mon‧te

Noun

guardamonte m (plural guardamontes)

1. trigger guard

Further reading

• “guardamonte”, 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