salvaguardia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsal.vaˈɡwar.dja/

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• Rhymes: -ardja
• Hyphenation: sal‧va‧guàr‧dia

Noun

salvaguardia f (plural salvaguardie)

1. safeguard
2. care, custody

Anagrams

• salvaguardai

Spanish

Alternative forms

• salvaguarda

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save”) +‎ guardia (“guard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salbaˈɡwaɾdja/ [sal.β̞aˈɣ̞waɾ.ð̞ja]
• Rhymes: -aɾdja
• Syllabification: sal‧va‧guar‧dia

Noun

salvaguardia f (plural salvaguardias)

1. safeguard, safeguarding

Derived terms

• salvaguardar

 

Further reading

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