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zalema

[saˈlema] seseante
[θaˈlema] no seseante

Rhymes with e.ma

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Del árabe hispánico السَّلِامْ عَلِيكُمْ, del árabe السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salām ʕalaīkum, 'que la paz te acompañe').

noun zalemas

Reverencia o cortesía humilde en muestra de sumisión.
Zalamería.

In English

bow gesture made by bending forward at the waist

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@misc{zalema_2026,
  title = {zalema},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/zalema},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}