salvavidas

 

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A life buoy

 

A lifeboat

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

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

salvavidas (invariable)

1. emergency, life saving

salvavidas m (plural salvavidas)

1. life buoy (UK), life preserver (US), life ring, lifesaver
2. lifeboat

   Synonym: bote salvavidas

salvavidas m or f by sense (plural salvavidas)

1. lifeguard

   Synonyms: guardavidas, socorrista

• “salvavidas”, 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