guardameta

Spanish

guardameta

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to keep; to guard (originally)”) +‎ meta (“goal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾdaˈmeta/ [ɡwaɾ.ð̞aˈme.t̪a]
Rhymes: -eta
Syllabification: guar‧da‧me‧ta

Noun

guardameta m or f by sense (plural guardametas)

goalkeeper (player that protects a goal)
Synonym: portero

Further reading

“guardameta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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