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saliente

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin salientem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saˈljɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: sa‧lièn‧te

Participle

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saliente (plural salienti)

  1. present participle of salire

Adjective

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saliente (plural salienti)

  1. salient
  2. main
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Anagrams

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Latin

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Participle

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saliente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of saliēns

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin salientem.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.liˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [sa.lɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.liˈẽ.te/ [sa.lɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /saˈljẽ.te/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi
  • Hyphenation: sa‧li‧en‧te

Adjective

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saliente m or f (plural salientes)

  1. protruding
  2. (Brazil, informal) obscene, lewd
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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saliente

  1. inflection of salientar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin salientem.

Adjective

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saliente m or f (masculine and feminine plural salientes)

  1. projecting; protruding
  2. prominent, main
  3. leaving, departing, outgoing

Derived terms

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Noun

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saliente m (plural salientes)

  1. projection
  2. ledge
  3. hard shoulder

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