cão de guarda
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/
cão de guarda is spelled C-Ã-O-D-E-G-U-A-R-D-A (11 letters). Cão de guarda is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “guard dog; watchdog (dog used to protect a property)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cão de guarda mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineguard dog; watchdog (dog used to protect a property)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of cão de guarda
- cães de guarda plural
- cadela de guarda feminine
- cadelas de guarda feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cão de guarda?
- Brazil /ˈkɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/
- Brazil [ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈɡwaɦ.dɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.