guardabarros

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard (originally)”) +‎ barros (“muds”). Compare French garde-boue.

Noun

guardabarros m (plural guardabarros)

fender, mudguard (shield to protect a vehicle from mud)
Synonym: (Mexico) salpicadera

Further reading

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

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