guardaparque

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾdaˈpaɾke/ [ɡwaɾ.ð̞aˈpaɾ.ke]
• Rhymes: -aɾke
• Syllabification: guar‧da‧par‧que

Noun

guardaparque m (plural guardaparques)

1. a park ranger

Related terms

• guardabosque

Further reading

• “guardaparque”, 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