adjective/salˈton/
bulging; jumping out; sticking out; jumping; prominent; noticeable; wary; suspicious
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sel-
Proto-Indo-European *-yétor
Proto-Indo-European *sl̥yétor
Proto-Italic *saljō??
Latin saliō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin saltusbor.
Spanish salto
Spanish -ón
Spanish saltón
From salto (“jump”) + -ón (augmentative suffix).
noun, masculine/salˈton/plural: saltones
grasshopper; larva of cheese fly (Piophila casei); piraíba (Brachyplatystoma filamentosum)
Synonyms: saltador, piraiba, valentón
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sel-
Proto-Indo-European *-yétor
Proto-Indo-European *sl̥yétor
Proto-Italic *saljō??
Latin saliō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin saltusbor.
Spanish salto
Spanish -ón
Spanish saltón
From salto (“jump”) + -ón (augmentative suffix).