guardavidas

== Spanish == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard (originally)”) +‎ vidas (“lives”). Calque of English lifeguard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡwaɾdaˈbidas/ [ɡwaɾ.ð̞aˈβ̞i.ð̞as] Rhymes: -idas Syllabification: guar‧da‧vi‧das === Noun === guardavidas m or f by sense (plural guardavidas) (Latin America) lifeguard Synonyms: socorrista, (Latin America) salvavidas === Further reading === “guardavidas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025