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saltar.

to jump

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/salˈtaɾ/[sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to jump

  2. to skip; miss (a meal etc.)

    saltarse el desayuno
    Para ahorrar tiempo, saltó unas diapositivas.
  3. to sauté

  4. to miss (accidentally)

    reflexive
    Sin querer, se saltó un par de líneas en el texto.
  5. to break, breach (rules etc.)

    reflexive
    saltarse las normas
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin saltāre Old Spanish saltar Spanish saltar Inherited from Old Spanish saltar, from Latin saltāre, from saliō + -tō (forming frequentatives). Doublet of sotar, a rare regional term.

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