salvavidas

See also: salva-vidas

Spanish

A life buoy

A lifeboat

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save”) +‎ vidas (“lives”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsalbaˈbidas/ [ˌsal.β̞aˈβ̞i.ð̞as]
Rhymes: -idas
Syllabification: sal‧va‧vi‧das

Adjective

salvavidas (invariable)

emergency, life saving

Derived terms

Noun

salvavidas m (plural salvavidas)

life buoy (UK), life preserver (US), life ring, lifesaver
lifeboat
Synonym: bote salvavidas

Noun

salvavidas m or f by sense (plural salvavidas)

lifeguard
Synonyms: guardavidas, socorrista

Further reading

“salvavidas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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