garita

From Old French garite (“watchtower”) (modern French guérite), from guarir (“to protect”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾita/ [ɡaˈɾi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ga‧ri‧ta

garita f (plural garitas)

1. watchtower, guard post

   Synonym: atalaya

2. hut, cabin, lodge

   Synonym: caseta

• “garita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28