vanguarda

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/ [vɐ̃ˈɡwaɦ.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/ [vɐ̃ˈɡwaɦ.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡwaɻ.da/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/ [vɐ̃ˈɡwaɾ.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/ [vɐ̃ˈɡwaɾ.ðɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/ [bɐ̃ˈɡwaɾ.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: van‧guar‧da

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French avant-garde.

Noun

vanguarda f (plural vanguardas)

1. (military) vanguard (leading units of an army)

   Synonym: anteguarda

   Antonym: retaguarda

2. vanguard (forefront of any group or movement)

Related terms

• vanguardar
• vanguardeiro
• vanguarderar
• vanguardismo
• vanguardista

Etymology 2

Verb

vanguarda

1. inflection of vanguardar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative