salario

See also: salário and salariò

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian salario, Spanish salario, Portuguese salário, English salary and French salaire, all ultimately from Latin salārium.

Noun

salario (plural salarios)

1. wage, salary

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin salārium (“salt money, money to buy salt with”), from sal (“salt”).

Noun

salario m (plural salari)

1. pay, wages, salary

Related terms

• salariale
• salariato
• sale
• salare

Verb

salario

1. first-person singular present indicative of salariare

Anagrams

• Rosalia

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin salārium (“salt money, money to buy salt with”), from sal (“salt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈlaɾjo/
• Rhymes: -aɾjo

Noun

salario m (plural salarios)

1. wage, wages, salary

   Synonym: sueldo

2. income

Usage notes

In several Spanish-speaking countries, a difference exists between sueldo and salario. A sueldo is a periodic payment of a fixed amount of money given to a worker. A salario is the amount of money a worker makes based on the day and hours he works. Thus, sueldo is actually closer to the English definition of salary, whereas salario is closer to a wage. Regional variation exists, however.

Derived terms

• asalariar
• salarial
• salario mínimo

Related terms

• sal

Further reading

• “salario” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.