saltimbanqui

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Spanish

Alternative forms

saltabanco, saltaembanco, saltimbanco

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian saltimbanchi, plural of saltimbanco.

Noun

saltimbanqui m (plural saltimbanquis)

a quack, charlatan
acrobat, equilibrist
Synonyms: equilibrista, acróbata

Further reading

“saltimbanqui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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