saltimbanqui
Spanish, noun/saltimˈbanki/
saltimbanqui is spelled S-A-L-T-I-M-B-A-N-Q-U-I (12 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Spanish, the 160,355th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saltimbanqui is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a quack, charlatan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que realiza ejercicios gimnasticos o acrobáticos que requieren gran agilidad y coordinación…”.
What does saltimbanqui mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea quack, charlatan
- 2
masculineacrobat, equilibrist
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que realiza ejercicios gimnasticos o acrobáticos que requieren gran agilidad y coordinación, generalmente como parte de un espectáculo.
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 saltimbanqui
- saltimbanquis plural
- saltabanco alternative
- saltaembanco alternative
- saltimbanco alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saltimbanqui?
- /saltimˈbanki/
- [sal̪.t̪ĩmˈbãŋ.ki]
- [sal̪t̪ĩmˈbãŋki]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saltimbanqui
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saltimbanqui in Spanish?
saltimbanqui appears about once in every 19 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).