Saltimbanco

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

English

Etymology

From Italian saltimbanco.

Pronunciation

IPA: /sæltɪm'bæŋkəʊ/

Noun

Singular saltimbanco

Plural saltimbancos

1. a quack doctor, a fraud

Italian

Etymology

From saltare in banco ‘leap on the bench’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /saltim'banko/

Noun

saltimbanco (plural: saltimbanchi)

1. an acrobat
2. a charlatan