guarda-sol
Portuguese, noun/ˌɡwaʁ.dɐˈsɔw/
guarda-sol is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a large parasol; sun umbrella (umbrella used as protection from the sun)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “objeto desdobrável usado para proteger contra o sol”.
What does guarda-sol mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea large parasol; sun umbrella (umbrella used as protection from the sun)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. objeto desdobrável usado para proteger contra o sol 2. o mesmo que sombrinha
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of guarda-sol
- guarda-sóis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guarda-sol?
- Brazil /ˌɡwaʁ.dɐˈsɔw/
- Brazil [ˌɡwaɦ.dɐˈsɔʊ̯]
- /ˌɡwaɾ.dɐˈsɔw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to guarda-sol
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.