paracaídas
/paɾakaˈidas/ · B2 · noun · m
parachute
🪂 para + caídas = stops falls (para = it stops, caídas = falls)
Spanish parar means to stop, and caídas means falls. A paracaídas is literally a fall-stopper. The same para- pattern appears in paraguas (stops water, umbrella) and parachoques (stops shocks, bumper).