guardião

Portuguese

Etymology

From Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wardjan), accusative of 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 (wardja).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡwaʁ.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaɦ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ɡwaʁˈd͡ʒjɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaɦˈd͡ʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɡwaɾ.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaɾ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ɡwaɾˈd͡ʒjɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaɾˈd͡ʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡwaʁ.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaʁ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ɡwaʁˈd͡ʒjɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaʁˈd͡ʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ɡwaɻ.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaɻ.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ɡwaɻˈd͡ʒjɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwaɻˈd͡ʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡwɐɾˈdjɐ̃w̃/ [ɡwɐɾˈðjɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: guar‧di‧ão

Noun

guardião m (plural guardiães or guardiões, feminine guardiã, feminine plural guardiãs)

  1. guardian, guard, defender
  2. superior of a convent
  3. (video games) A particularly challenging enemy that must be beaten in order to progress and is often at the end of a level; a boss.

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