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salto¹

  • /'saltu/ Brazil, IPA
  • /ˈsaɫ.tu/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim saltus⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

noun

  1. movimento executado por um animal que corresponde a perder contato com o solo por alguns segundos, graças à impulsão própria O cavalo de Tobias executou um belo salto sobre aquela poça.
  2. parte de um sapato localizada na sola, abaixo da região do calcanhar
  3. queda d'água

Similar: pulo

Salto²

noun

  1. município brasileiro do estado de São Paulo

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: pulo

In English

  • leap the act of leaping — see also jump
  • jump instance of propelling oneself into the air — see also leap
  • heel part of shoe
  • bound sizeable jump
  • hop a short jump
  • waterfall flow of water over the edge of a cliff
  • cascade waterfall

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MLA

"salto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/salto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

salto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/salto

Chicago

"salto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/salto.

BibTeX
@misc{salto_2026,
  title = {salto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/salto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}