paracaídas

Galician

Etymology

para (“it stops”) +‎ caídas (“falls”)

Noun

paracaídas m (invariable)

1. parachute

Derived terms

• paracaidismo
• paracaidista

Further reading

• “paracaídas”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to stop”) +‎ caídas (“falls”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾakaˈidas/ [pa.ɾa.kaˈi.ð̞as]
• Rhymes: -idas
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧ca‧í‧das

Noun

paracaídas m (plural paracaídas)

1. parachute

Derived terms

• entrega por paracaídas
• lanzamiento en paracaídas
• paracaidismo
• paracaidista

 

Further reading

• “paracaídas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10