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saludo

greeting

noun sah-LOO-doh Rare
Communication Greetings

Also means

salute

Usage Note

Saludo covers both a spoken or written greeting and a physical salute (saludo militar = military salute). In written correspondence saludos (plural) is the standard closing: un saludo or saludos cordiales (kind regards). The verb is saludar. Note that salud (health) and saludo share the same Latin root salus but are distinct words; ¡Salud! is the toast said when someone sneezes or when drinking.

Examples

"Me dio un saludo con la mano al entrar."

Natural Translation

He gave me a wave as he came in.

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