salud
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9.9
A word people say when they raise glasses to wish good health
- other
- /səˈluːd/
:
salud
- - All right, everybody, salud.
Examples
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Cheers, salud!
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Professor, to fame... salud...
Fiction book (1997) -
- Salud, mon ami.
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As we raised our glasses, we all toasted with a cheerful salud.
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At the birthday celebration, someone shouted salud before taking a drink.
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When the waiter served the wine, he said, 'Salud, and enjoy your meal!'
Synonyms
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9.9
A shout wishing someone a long life or success
is used to wish immediate good health when toasting
skoal
vssalud
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9.9
A word people shout before drinking to wish someone good health
is the same toast but comes from Spanish origin
skol
vssalud
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People say it before drinking to wish each other good health
is the same toast but comes from Spanish origin
Surface Forms
salud main
Etymology
Salud used as a toast also comes from the Latin salus 'health'; people say salud like 'to your health' when they raise a glass to wish someone good health.