guardanapo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French garde-nappe (“tablecloth protector”), from Medieval Latin guardanappa, from nappa (corruption of mappa). See also mapa.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡwaʁ.daˈna.pu/ [ɡwaɦ.daˈna.pu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɡwaɾ.daˈna.pu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡwaʁ.daˈna.pu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡwaɻ.daˈna.po/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡwɐɾ.dɐˈna.pu/ [ɡwɐɾ.ðɐˈna.pu]

  • Rhymes: -apu
  • Hyphenation: guar‧da‧na‧po

Noun

guardanapo m (plural guardanapos)

  1. napkin
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