guardarropa

Spanish

A cloakroom

A wardrobe, closet

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to keep”) +‎ ropa (“garment”).

Noun

guardarropa m (plural guardarropas)

1. cloakroom; (US) checkroom, coatroom, coat check (a room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club)
2. (US) wardrobe, (US) closet; cupboard (movable furniture for storing clothes)

   Synonyms: armario, ropero

3. wardrobe (the contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing)

   Synonyms: vestuario, armario

Noun

guardarropa m or f by sense (plural guardarropas)

1. cloakroom attendant

Further reading

• “guardarropa”, 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