salta

¹

[ sal-tuh, sawl- ]

noun

1. a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.

Salta

²

[ sahl-tah ]

noun

1. a city in NW Argentina.

Salta

/ ˈsalta /

noun

1. a city in NW Argentina: thermal springs. Pop: 504 000 (2005 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of salta¹

1900–05; < German Salta < Latin saltā, 2nd-person singular imperative of saltāre to leap; saltant

Example Sentences

Firewood and posts are also largely produced in Cordoba, and Tucuman and Salta provide woods for building and cabinet-making.

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Belgrano followed the retreating Spaniards northward and inflicted another and a crushing defeat at Salta on February 20, 1813.

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White found this widely ranging Tyrant “not uncommon in the forests of Salta.”

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White obtained specimens in Catamarca and Salta, and Durnford, during his last expedition, in the latter locality.

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Durnford obtained specimens of this species at Tucuman and Salta in the month of June.

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