"salto" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: saltos [plural]
Etymology: From Italian salto (“jump, leap”), from Latin saltus (“jump, leap”). Compare German Salto, French salto, Dutch salto, Hungarian szaltó. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|salto|t=jump, leap}} Italian salto (“jump, leap”), {{der|en|la|saltus|t=jump, leap}} Latin saltus (“jump, leap”), {{cog|de|Salto}} German Salto, {{cog|fr|salto}} French salto, {{cog|nl|salto}} Dutch salto, {{cog|hu|szaltó}} Hungarian szaltó Head templates: {{en-noun}} salto (plural saltos)
  1. (rare) A somersault. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-salto-en-noun-WcEJbCjl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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