zalema

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic السَّلِامْ عَلِيكُمْ (aç-çalém ʕalícum), from Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salām ʕalaīkum); "peace be with you", "hello".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θaˈlema/ [θaˈle.ma] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /saˈlema/ [saˈle.ma] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ema
  • Syllabification: za‧le‧ma

Noun

zalema f (plural zalemas)

  1. deep bow
  2. synonym of zalamería

Further reading

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