salitre

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: sa‧li‧tre

Noun[edit]

salitre m or f (plural salitres)

  1. saltpetre (potassium nitrate)
    Synonym: nitro

References[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Catalan salnitre, from Latin sal nitrum.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

salitre m (plural salitres)

  1. saltpetre, nitre
    Synonym: nitro

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish salitre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /saˈlitɾe/, [sɐˈlit.ɾɛ]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧lit‧re

Noun[edit]

salitre (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. (chemistry) saltpetre; nitre

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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