salto

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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5
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6
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5

Definition of salto

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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.”

name

  1. A surname from Spanish.

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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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