salvavidas

Meaning

Concepts

life-belt

life-boat

lake-lifeguard

bathing attendant

surf-lifeguard

ocean-lifeguard

pool-attendant

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
sal‧va‧vi‧das
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌsalbaˈbidas/
Etymology

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

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