salto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A somersault.
name
  1. A surname from Spanish.

Word forms

salto saltos

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian salto (“jump, leap”), from Latin saltus (“jump, leap”). Compare German Salto, French salto, Dutch salto, Hungarian szaltó. Doublet of saltus.

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