salute

Meaning

Noun

1. An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions.
2. A kiss, offered in salutation.
3. A discharge of cannon or similar arms, as a mark of honour or respect.
4. A pyrotechnic device primarily designed to produce a loud bang.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To make a gesture in honor of (someone or something).
2. To act in thanks, honor, or tribute; to thank or extend gratitude; to praise.
3. (Ireland, informal) to wave, to acknowledge an acquaintance.
4. To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.
5. To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify.
6. (archaic) To kiss.

Synonyms

greet

greeting

👋

salutation

hail

bow

🙇

welcome

honor

praise

wassail

commemorate

respect

salaam

congratulate

pay respect to

present

toast

drink

🥤

worship

pledge

compliment

esteem

hello

👋

hallo

bow down to

make obeisance to

felicitate

bow to

military greeting

bow down

stink

suck

testimonial

memorialise

stink out

tribute

venerate

welfare

do the honors

how-do-you-do

say hello

shake hands with

touch closely

weep over

show respect

admire greatly

chin-chin

welcome with respect

make obeisance

give respect

pay homage

Translations

saluto

👋

saluer

salutare

⚕️

saludar

salut

👋

saudar

groeten

Gruß

👋

saludo

👋

salutieren

salutation

👋

begroeten

saudação

👋

salueren

saluut

👋

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səˈl(j)uːt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin salūtō (“to greet; to wish health to”), from salūs (“greeting, good health”), related to salvus (“safe”).