Spanish

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of salva (to save) +‎ costas (coasts).

Noun

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salvacostas m or f by sense (plural salvacostas)

  1. (rare) lifeguard
    • 2018 June 23, Jorge Arturo Mora, “Un nuevo horizonte sobre olas de bienestar”, in La Nación (Costa Rica)[1]:
      Era salvacostas pero nunca entraba al mar.
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