salto noun. ['saltǝʊ, 'sɔ:-; in sense 1 also 'salto] Pl. -tos, (in sense 1) -ti [-ti]. L19.
[Italian = leap, from Latin saltus.]
1. salto mortale [mɔ:'tɑ:leɪ, mor'ta:le] [= fatal leap], a daring or flying leap; fig. a risky step, an unjustified inference, a leap of faith. L19.

2. A somersault. L20.

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