salvedad

Spanish

Etymology

From salvo + -edad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /salbeˈdad/ [sal.β̞eˈð̞að̞]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: sal‧ve‧dad

Noun

salvedad f (plural salvedades)

  1. (formal) exception
    • 1898, Benito Pérez Galdós, Zumalacárregui:
      facciones que podrían llamarse eclesiásticas, con la salvedad de que carecían de toda expresión mística
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. caveat (modifying detail)

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