Salvo

/ˈsælvoʊ/ noun

Definition

The firing of multiple guns at the same time, or a sudden burst of something like applause, criticism, or complaints.

Etymology

From Italian 'salva,' derived from Latin 'salve' (save/greet). Originally a military term for a simultaneous cannon fire that was meant as a salute or greeting.

Kelly Says

The word 'salvo' comes from the idea of greeting—ships would fire guns together not to attack but to politely say hello to each other, so the meaning shifted to any coordinated burst of activity!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
salvo
SAL-vo
AMአማርኛ
ተኩስ
te-kus
ARالعربية
طلقة
TAL-qa
BGБългарски
залп
ZALP
BNবাংলা
একসাথে গুলি
ek-sha-the gu-li
CACatalà
salva
SAL-va
CSČeština
salva
SAL-va
DADansk
salve
SAL-ve
DEDeutsch
Salve
ZAL-ve
ELΕλληνικά
βολή
vo-LEE
ESEspañol
salva
SAL-va
ETEesti
salv
SALV
EUEuskara
salba
SAL-ba
FAفارسی
شلیک همزمان
she-leek ham-ze-maan
FISuomi
salvo
SAL-vo
FRFrançais
salve
SALV
GLGalego
salva
SAL-va
HEעברית
מטח
ma-TAKH
HIहिन्दी
एक साथ गोलीबारी
ek saath go-lee-baa-ree
HRHrvatski
salva
SAL-va
HUMagyar
sortűz
SHOR-tuuz
IDBahasa Indonesia
tembakan serentak
tem-ba-kan se-ren-tak
ITItaliano
salva
SAL-va
JA日本語
一斉射撃
is-sai sha-geki
KO한국어
일제 사격
il-je sa-gyeok
LTLietuvių
salva
SAL-va
LVLatviešu
salve
SAL-ve
MNМонгол
буудлага
buud-la-ga
MSBahasa Melayu
tembakan serentak
tem-ba-kan se-ren-tak
MYမြန်မာ
ပစ်ခတ်မှု
pyit-khat-hmu
NLNederlands
salvo
SAL-vo
NONorsk
salve
SAL-ve
PLPolski
salwa
SAL-va
PTPortuguês
salva
SAL-va
RORomână
salvă
SAL-va
RUРусский
залп
ZALP
SKSlovenčina
salva
SAL-va
SLSlovenščina
salva
SAL-va
SRСрпски
салва
sal-va
SVSvenska
salva
SAL-va
SWKiswahili
risasi
ri-SA-si
TAதமிழ்
ஒரே நேரத்தில் சுடுதல்
o-re ne-ra-thil su-du-thal
TEతెలుగు
ఏకకాలంలో కాల్పులు
e-ka-kaa-lam-lo kaal-pu-lu
THไทย
การยิงพร้อมกัน
gan ying prom kan
TRTürkçe
salvo
SAL-vo
UKУкраїнська
залп
ZALP
URاردو
گولہ باری
go-la baa-ri
VITiếng Việt
loạt đạn
loat dan
ZH中文
齐射
qí shè

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