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)

1. goalkeeper (player that protects a goal)

   Synonym: portero

Further reading

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