saliente
Spanish, noun/saˈljente/
saliente is spelled S-A-L-I-E-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saliente is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “projection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Punto cardinal del horizonte, por donde aparece el Sol en los equinoccios”.
What does saliente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineprojecting; protruding
- 2
femininemasculineprominent, main
- 3
femininemasculineleaving, departing, outgoing
noun
- 1
masculineprojection
- 2
masculineledge
- 3
masculinehard shoulder
- 4
masculineeast
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que sale.
noun: 1. Punto cardinal del horizonte, por donde aparece el Sol en los equinoccios. 2. Parte que sobresale en alguna cosa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of saliente
- salientes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saliente?
- /saˈljente/
- [saˈljẽn̪.t̪e]
- [saˈljẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saliente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saliente in Spanish?
saliente appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).