saltimbanqui
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
saltabanco, saltaembanco, saltimbanco
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Italian saltimbanchi, plural of saltimbanco.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /saltimˈbanki/ [sal̪.t̪ĩmˈbãŋ.ki]
Rhymes: -anki
Syllabification: sal‧tim‧ban‧qui
=== Noun ===
saltimbanqui m (plural saltimbanquis)
a quack, charlatan
acrobat, equilibrist
Synonyms: equilibrista, acróbata
=== Further reading ===
“saltimbanqui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
“saltimbanqui”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010