Portuguese

Proper noun

Guarda f

1. Guarda (a district in northeastern Portugal)
2. Guarda (a city and municipality in Guarda, Portugal)

Related terms

• guardense

Catalan

Verb

guarda

1. third-person singular present indicative form of guardar
2. second-person singular imperative form of guardar

Italian

Verb

guarda

1. third-person singular present of guardare
2. second-person singular imperative of guardare

Anagrams

• gradua

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from guardar.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwah.da/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaɹ.da/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaɻ.da/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaχ.da/
• Homophone: Guarda
• Hyphenation: guar‧da

Noun

guarda m f (plural guardas)

1. guard (person who who protects or watches over something or someone)
2. (slang) police officer

Noun

guarda f (plural guardas)

1. guard (squad responsible for protecting something or someone)
2. flyleaf (blank page at the front or back of a book)

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: goaada

Verb

guarda

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of guardar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of guardar

Spanish

Etymology

From guardar or from Germanic *warda. Compare Italian guardia, French garde.

Noun

guarda m, f ‎(plural guardas)

1. guard, ward, keeper
2. endpaper
3. (Argentina) conductor (on public transportation)

Verb

guarda

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of guardar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of guardar.