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==English==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|en|it|saltimbanco}}. Used thus in English because of the association with street performers, seen by the settled population in English-speaking culture as not to be trusted. A more usual and more accurate English word, derived from similar sources, is {{m|en|mountebank}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/sæltɪmˈbæŋkəʊ/}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A [[quack]] doctor, a [[fraud]].
#: {{syn|en|mountebank|quack}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|mountebank}}

==Italian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|it|saltambanco||uncommon}}

===Etymology===
{{univerbation|it|[[saltare|salta]]|in|banco|lit=leap (or somersault) on the bench}}.<ref>{{R:it:Trec}}</ref> Compare {{cog|scn|sautavancu}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|saltimbànco}}

===Noun===
{{it-noun|m|f=+}}

# [[acrobat]]
#: {{syn|it|acrobata|funambolo|giocoliere}}
# {{lb|it|figurative|pejorative}} [[charlatan]]
#: {{syn|it|ciarlatano|montambanco|q2=archaic}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|saltimbanco|bor=1}}
* {{desc|fr|saltimbanque|bor=1}}
** {{desc|en|saltimbanque|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pt|saltimbanco|bor=1}}
* {{desc|es|saltimbanqui|bor=1}}
* {{desc|el|σαλτιμπάγκος|bor=1}}

===References===
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==Spanish==

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m}}

# {{alternative form of|es|saltimbanqui}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}