Meaning of salut

v. salute with the hands. Gisalutan níla ang bandíra, They saluted the flag. han — n. a hand salute; v. execute a hand salute. gan — n. gun salute.

v. 1. cause stunted growth. Ang taas nga húlaw musálut (mupasálut) sa tinubuan sa tanum, The long drought will stunt the growth of the plants. Masálut ang bátà ug kúlang ug tulug, The child will be stunted if it lacks sleep; 2. get sick, esp. for something that brings general body weakening and loss of weight. Nasáwut ka ba nga miníwang ka man kaáyu? Were you sick? You lost so much weight. (→) a. stunted or checked growth. Salut kaáyug tinubuan ang lubi, The coconut tree is stunted in growth.

n. the south of Cebu (humorous—from sáwut, so called from the fact that the dialects in the south of Cebu retain l where the city dialect has w. Cf. Section 5.211 of the Introduction). taga- one from the south of Cebu; v. become like the Southerners.