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salva.

salvo (salute paid by simultaneous firing of cannons)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsaw.vɐ/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯.vɐ]Brazil/ˈsal.vɐ/Portugal[ˈsaɫ.vɐ]Portugal
  1. salvo (salute paid by simultaneous firing of cannons)

    feminine
  2. any noisy simultaneous salute

    broadly · feminine
    salva de palmas.
  3. charger (large platter)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From salvar (“to save”), from Old Galician-Portuguese salvar, from Latin salvāre (“to save”).

noun/ˈsaw.vɐ/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯.vɐ]Brazil/ˈsal.vɐ/Portugal[ˈsaɫ.vɐ]Portugal
  1. sage

    Portugal · feminine
Where this word comes from

From sálvia (“salvia”), from Latin salvia.

adj/ˈsaw.vɐ/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯.vɐ]Brazil/ˈsal.vɐ/Portugal[ˈsaɫ.vɐ]Portugal
  1. feminine singular of salvo

    feminine · form-of · singular
verb/ˈsaw.vɐ/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯.vɐ]Brazil/ˈsal.vɐ/Portugal[ˈsaɫ.vɐ]Portugal
  1. inflection of salvar: short feminine singular past participle

    feminine · form-of · participle · past · short-form · singular
  2. inflection of salvar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  3. inflection of salvar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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