cão de guarda

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/ [ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈɡwaɦ.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/ [ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈɡwaɦ.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/ [ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃w̃ d͡ʒi ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/ [ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ]
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃w̃ de ˈɡwaɻ.da/ [ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃ de ˈɡwaɻ.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃w̃ dɨ ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/ [ˈkɐ̃w̃ dɨ ˈɣwaɾ.ðɐ]

Noun

cão de guarda m (plural cães de guarda, feminine cadela de guarda, feminine plural cadelas de guarda)

1. guard dog; watchdog (dog used to protect a property)

Further reading

• cão de guarda on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt