adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to El Salvador or the Salvadoran people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: El Salvadoran
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from El Salvador or of Salvadoran descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: El Salvadoran, Salvadoreño
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of El Salvador or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Salvadoran coffee
Salvadoran guerillas
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Salvadorean
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of El Salvador
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Salvadorian, Salvadorean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: South American
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh2- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h2-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin salvātōrem Old Spanish salvador Spanish salvador Spanish Salvadorbor. ▲ Latin salvātōrem Old Galician-Portuguese salvador Portuguese salvador Portuguese Salvadorbor. English Salvador Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Salvadoran From Salvador + -an.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
salvadorianu
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Asturian:
salvadoreñu
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Catalan:
salvadorenc
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Catalan:
salvadoreny
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Czech:
salvadorský
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Dutch:
Salvadoraans
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
French:
salvadorien
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Galician:
salvadoreño
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
German:
salvadorianisch
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Irish:
Salvadórach
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Italian:
salvadoregno
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Norwegian Bokmål:
salvadoransk
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Norwegian Nynorsk:
salvadoransk
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Polish:
salwadorski
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Portuguese:
salvadorenho
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Romanian:
salvadorian
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Russian:
сальвадо́рский
(salʹvadórskij)
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Spanish:
salvadoreño
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Swahili:
Kielsavado
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Swedish:
salvadoransk
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Welsh:
Salfadoraidd
— of or pertaining to El Salvador
Asturian:
salvadorianu
— a person from El Salvador
Asturian:
salvadoriana
— a person from El Salvador
Asturian:
salvadoreñu
— a person from El Salvador
Asturian:
salvadoreña
— a person from El Salvador
Azerbaijani:
salvadorlu
— a person from El Salvador
Catalan:
salvadorenc
— a person from El Salvador
Catalan:
salvadorenca
— a person from El Salvador
Catalan:
salvadoreny
— a person from El Salvador
Catalan:
salvadorenya
— a person from El Salvador
Czech:
Salvadorec
— a person from El Salvador
Dutch:
Salvadoraan
— a person from El Salvador
Dutch:
Salvadoraanse
— a person from El Salvador
French:
Salvadorien
— a person from El Salvador
German:
Salvadorianer
— a person from El Salvador
German:
Salvadorianerin
— a person from El Salvador
Icelandic:
Salvadori
— a person from El Salvador
Irish:
Salvadórach
— a person from El Salvador
Italian:
salvadoregno
— a person from El Salvador
Norwegian Bokmål:
salvadoraner
— a person from El Salvador
Norwegian Nynorsk:
salvadoran
— a person from El Salvador
Norwegian Nynorsk:
salvadoranar
— a person from El Salvador
Portuguese:
salvadorenho
— a person from El Salvador
Romanian:
salvadorian
— a person from El Salvador
Romanian:
salvadoriană
— a person from El Salvador
Russian:
сальвадо́рец
(salʹvadórec)
— a person from El Salvador
Russian:
сальвадо́рка
(salʹvadórka)
— a person from El Salvador
