guarnição — meaning in English

English meaning

• garnish verb To decorate a dish of food with a small extra item, or more generally to decorate or embellish something.
• garrison noun A permanent military post, or the troops stationed there.

Senses

guarnição is used for these senses in English:

• door frame The frame into which a door is fitted.
• garrison A permanent military post.
• garrison The troops stationed at such a post.
• side dish A serving of food meant as an accompanying dish. [from 1702]

garnish — full definition

1. verb To decorate a dish of food with a small extra item, or more generally to decorate or embellish something.
2. verb To legally withhold part of someone's wages or funds to pay a debt.
3. noun Something added to a dish for decoration or flavour.

garrison — full definition

1. noun A permanent military post, or the troops stationed there.
2. verb To station troops in a place to defend or occupy it.

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