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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Salto.
Proper noun
Salto (plural Saltos)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Salto is the 27625th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 871 individuals. Salto is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.59%) individuals.
Further reading
German
Etymology
From Italian salto (“jump, leap”), from Latin saltus (“jump, leap”). Compare French salto, Dutch salto, Hungarian szaltó.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzalto/
- Hyphenation: Sal‧to
Noun
Salto m (strong, genitive Saltos, plural Saltos or Salti)
- somersault
Declension
Further reading
- “Salto” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Salto” in Duden online
Italian
Proper noun
Salto ?
- a river that flows in Lazio and Abruzzo
Anagrams
Portuguese
Proper noun
Salto
- A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil
Spanish
Proper noun
Salto ?
- A department of Uruguay
- the capital city of the department
Derived terms