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salto.

jump, leap

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsaw.tu/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯.tu]Brazil/ˈsal.tu/Portugal[ˈsaɫ.tu]Portugal
  1. jump, leap

    masculine
  2. heel (part of shoe)

    masculine
  3. ellipsis of salto-alto (“high heels”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
  4. waterfall

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese salto, from Latin saltus.

noun/ˈsaw.tu/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯.tu]Brazil/ˈsal.tu/Portugal[ˈsaɫ.tu]Portugal
  1. groove, thicket

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin saltus. Doublet of souto and soito.

verb/ˈsaw.tu/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯.tu]Brazil/ˈsal.tu/Portugal[ˈsaɫ.tu]Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of saltar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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