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

"She will forever be living her best life at Camp Mystic," her uncle Shawn Salta wrote on Facebook.

From BBC

"Renee has been found and while not the outcome we prayed for, the social media outreach likely assisted the first responders in helping to identify her so quickly," wrote Shawn Salta, of Maryland.

From BBC

Analysis of official figures by the National University of Salta suggests that the informal sector employs nearly half the workforce in Argentina .

From BBC

"We came to celebrate this historic triumph," said Efrain Viveros, a 21-year-old student from the province of Salta.

From Reuters

In the poor, northwestern province of Salta last week, his caravan was welcomed by a group of workers waving their own buzzing chainsaws in the air.

From Seattle Times