garita
Spanish
Etymology
From Old French garite (“watchtower”) (modern French guérite), from guarir (“to protect”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈɾita/ [ɡaˈɾi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: ga‧ri‧ta
Noun
garita f (plural garitas)
- watchtower, guard post
- Synonym: atalaya
- hut, cabin, lodge
- Synonym: caseta
Derived terms
Further reading
- “garita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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