Saludos (en. Greetings)

/saˈluðos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Expression that manifests a wish of well-being to another person.

Greetings are important in any culture.

Los saludos son importantes en cualquier cultura.

Attention or cordial expression when meeting someone.

At the meeting, there were many greetings among the attendees.

En la reunión, hubo muchos saludos entre los asistentes.

Words or phrases used to greet.

We learned several types of greetings in Spanish class.

Aprendimos varios tipos de saludos en la clase de español.

It derives from the noun 'salud', which comes from the Latin 'salus', meaning 'well-being'.

cordial greetings

Expression used to convey a friendly and formal greeting.

saludos cordiales

send greetings

Act of sending a greeting message to someone who is not present.

enviar saludos

give greetings to someone

Express to someone that another person is being remembered.

dar saludos a alguien

health

State of physical and mental well-being.

salud

healthy

That promotes health or well-being.

saludable

greeter

Person who greets.

saludador

Greetings from a distance

I always send greetings from a distance when I'm far from my friends.

Siempre les envío saludos a la distancia cuando estoy lejos de mis amigos.

Instant greetings

I sent instant greetings via WhatsApp.

Mandé saludos al instante por WhatsApp.