resguardo
Portuguese, noun/ʁezˈɡwaʁ.du/
resguardo is spelled R-E-S-G-U-A-R-D-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 67,344th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Resguardo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “lying-in (period of postpartum confinement)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of resguardar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de resguardar ou resguardar-se”.
What does resguardo mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinelying-in (period of postpartum confinement)
- 2
masculineprotection; shelter, hiding place
- 3
masculineprotection; defense
- 4
masculineprecaution
- 5
masculinecoat
- 6
masculinebulkhead
- 7
masculinepudor, decency
- 8
masculinesecret; confidence
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of resguardar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de resguardar ou resguardar-se 2. cautela, precaução, prudência 3. guarda ou segurança de uma pessoa ou coisa 4. instrumentos ou construções de proteção (muro, cerca, parapeito etc.)
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 resguardo
- resguardos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce resguardo?
- Brazil /ʁezˈɡwaʁ.du/
- Brazil [hezˈɡwaɦ.du]
- /ʁezˈɡwaɾ.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is resguardo in Portuguese?
resguardo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).