Italian

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Etymology

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From saltare (to hop) +‎ -ell- (diminutive).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sal.telˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sal‧tel‧là‧re

Verb

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saltellàre (first-person singular present saltèllo, first-person singular past historic saltellài, past participle saltellàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to hop; to skip [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: balzellare, ballonzolare, salterellare, salticchiare, sgambettare
  2. to palpitate; to beat [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: palpitare, battere, pulsare
  3. (literary) to appear intermittently; to pop in and out of the scene, etc. [auxiliary avere]

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