English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) enPR|s�lʹv�, IPA|/�sælv��/, SAMPA|/"s{lv@U/
(General American|US) enPR|s�lʹv�, IPA|/�sælvo�/, SAMPA|/"s{lvoU/
audio|en-us-salvo.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 1
From Latin salvo jure, literally, the right being reserved.

Noun
en-noun

1. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.

#: They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. --Eilon Basilike.
#: 2006 MetaFilter community weblog Britannica's issued a salvo against Nature's famous "Wikipedia and the EB are comparably error-strewn" analysis.

Etymology 2
From French salve, a discharge of heavy cannon, a volley, from Latin salve hail, imperative of salvere to be well, akin to salvus, well.

Noun
en-noun

1. military A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
2. By extension, any volley, as in an argument or debate.
3. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.

Translations
trans-top|concentrated fire from pieces of artillery
German: Salve f
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trans-top|any volley, as in an argument or debate
German: Salve f
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trans-top|salute paid by a simultaneous firing of a number of cannon
German: Salve f
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See also
The Salvos

Category:English words with multiple etymologies

Italian

Adjective
it-adj|salv

1. safe, out of danger, saved, secure from
2. safe, whole, intact, undamage

Synonyms
(1) salvato, fuori pericolo, al#Italian|al sicuro da#Italian|da
(2) intatto, indenne, non danneggiato

Noun
it-noun|salv|m|o|i

1. (proceeded by in#Italian|in) safe, in a safe place, to safety

Preposition
salvo

1. except, but, save

Synonyms
eccetto, tranne, eccetto, ad eccezione di, fatto salvo

Conjunction
salvo che

1. except that; save that, unless, if.. not

Synonyms
a meno che non

Related terms
salvare

Verb
salvo

1. first-person singular present tense of salvare

Category:Italian conjunctions
Category:Italian prepositions
Category:Italian verb forms

Spanish

Adjective
es-adj|f=salva

1. safe

Adverb
infl|es|adverb

1. except, apart from

Related terms
salva f
salvar
salvado m
salvamiento m
salvación f
a salvo
sano y salvo

Category:Spanish adjectives
Category:Spanish adverbs

da:salvo
de:salvo
es:salvo
io:salvo
id:salvo
it:salvo
pt:salvo
te:salvo
vi:salvo

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