paraguas

/paˈɾaɡwas/ · B2 · noun · m

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☂️ para + aguas = for waters; stops the rain

Paraguas is built from para (to stop, ward off) + aguas (waters). So it literally means something that stops the waters. Notice that the word is masculine and stays the same in the plural: el paraguas, los paraguas.

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