guardameta

== Spanish == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to keep; to guard (originally)”) +‎ meta (“goal”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡwaɾdaˈmeta/ [ɡwaɾ.ð̞aˈme.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: guar‧da‧me‧ta === Noun === guardameta m or f by sense (plural guardametas) goalkeeper (player that protects a goal) Synonym: portero === Further reading === “guardameta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025