Salgari
Italian
Alternative forms
- Saligari
Etymology
From Venetan salgar or salgaro (“willow”), in turn from a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin salix. Doublet of salice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /salˈɡa.ri/, (common but proscribed) /ˈsal.ɡa.ri/
- Rhymes: -ari
- Hyphenation: Sal‧gà‧ri, (common but proscribed) Sàl‧ga‧ri
Proper noun
Salgari m or f by sense
- a surname from Venetan [in turn from Latin]
- (masculine only) Emilio Salgari (1862–1911), Italian writer