Salto

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A somersault.

    "I originally thought I'd impress Bela with my fullout dismount (two saltos in a tucked position with a 360-degree twist on the second salto), but I hadn't perfected it on a hard landing surface yet."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.

Synonyms

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somersault

Example

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"I originally thought I'd impress Bela with my fullout dismount (two saltos in a tucked position with a 360-degree twist on the second salto), but I hadn't perfected it on a hard landing surface yet."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Salto.

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