guardanapo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French garde-nappe (“tablecloth protector”), from Medieval Latin guardanappa, from nappa (corruption of mappa). See also mapa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwaʁ.daˈna.pu/ [ɡwaɦ.daˈna.pu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwaʁ.daˈna.pu/ [ɡwaɦ.daˈna.pu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾ.daˈna.pu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡwaʁ.daˈna.pu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwaɻ.daˈna.po/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡwɐɾ.dɐˈna.pu/ [ɡwɐɾ.ðɐˈna.pu]

• Rhymes: -apu
• Hyphenation: guar‧da‧na‧po

Noun

guardanapo m (plural guardanapos)

1. napkin