paravento

Meaning

1. (masculine) screen, folding screen, room divider
2. (masculine) barrier or shelter used to protect plants, animals, etc. from wind
3. (masculine) facade, figleaf, mask
4. (euphemistic, masculine) synonym of paraculo

Concepts

windscreen

windshield

folding screen

screen

folding-screen

Translations

paravent

biombo

Paravent

Wandschirm

çît

scherm

anteparo

biombo

pantalla

mampara

Schirm

paravan

Windschutz

spanische Wand

Hyphenated as

pa‧ra‧vèn‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpa.raˈvɛn.to/

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to protect; to block”) + vento (“wind”).