Polyglot Dictionary

saltamontes

/saltaˈmontes/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. grasshopper

    Built from salta (jumps (from saltar)) + montes (hills).

    • Un saltamontes saltó.

      A grasshopper jumped.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • salta jumps (from saltar)
  • montes hills

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

sauterelle

sauterelle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "grasshopper."

Portuguese

gafanhoto

gafanhoto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "grasshopper."

Practice

1 What does saltamontes mean?

2 Fill the gap: Un ___ saltó.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches saltamontes?

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