guardarrío

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾdaˈrio/ [ɡwaɾ.ð̞aˈri.o]
• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: guar‧da‧rrí‧o

Noun

guardarrío m (plural guardarríos)

1. kingfisher

   Synonyms: martín pescador, alción, alcedón

Further reading

• “guardarrío”, 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