guardavidas

Spanish

Etymology

A calque of English lifeguard, from guardar (“guard”) +‎ vida (“life”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾdaˈbidas/ [ɡwaɾ.ð̞aˈβ̞i.ð̞as]
Rhymes: -idas
Syllabification: guar‧da‧vi‧das

Noun

guardavidas m or f (plural guardavidas)

(Latin America) lifeguard
- 2015 December, “Paysandú y Salto sin playas todo el verano”, in El Pais (Uruguay)‎:
  Jerarcas de la Intendencia indicaron a El País que ya se coordinó con Prefectura y se mantendrá una guardia de guardavidas en ambas playas.
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Synonyms: socorrista, (Latin America) salvavidas

Further reading

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

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