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salto mortal

Spanish, noun[ˈsal̪t̪o moɾˈt̪al]

salto mortal is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “airborne somersault” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does salto mortal mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineairborne somersault

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. Prueba de destreza acrobática en la que una persona rota alrededor de su plano medio, moviendo sus pies por encima de su cabeza.

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 salto mortal

  • saltos mortales plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce salto mortal?

  • [ˈsal̪t̪o moɾˈt̪al]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to salto mortal

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.