salitre

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan salnitre,[1][2] from Latin sal nitrum.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈli.tɾi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈli.tɾe/

  • Hyphenation: sa‧li‧tre

Noun

salitre m or f (plural salitres)

  1. saltpetre (potassium nitrate)
    Synonym: nitro

References
  1. “salitre” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “salitre” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan salnitre, from Latin sal nitrum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saˈlitɾe/ [saˈli.t̪ɾe]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -itɾe
  • Syllabification: sa‧li‧tre

Noun

salitre m (plural salitres)

  1. saltpetre, nitre
    Synonym: nitro

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish salitre.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saˈlitɾe/ [sɐˈlit.ɾɛ]
  • Rhymes: -itɾe
  • Syllabification: sa‧lit‧re

Noun

salitre (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. (chemistry) saltpetre; nitre

Derived terms
  • salitrehan

Further reading
  • “salitre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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