zalema
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Andalusian Arabic السَّلِامْ عَلِيكُمْ (aç-çalém ʕalícum), from Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salām ʕalaīkum); "peace be with you", "hello".
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /θaˈlema/ [θaˈle.ma] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /saˈlema/ [saˈle.ma] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -ema
Syllabification: za‧le‧ma
=== Noun ===
zalema f (plural zalemas)
deep bow
synonym of zalamería
=== Further reading ===
“zalema”, 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