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- US Pronunciation
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- [sal-kou]
- /ˈsæl kaʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sal-kou]
- /ˈsæl kaʊ/
Definitions of salchow word
- noun salchow a jump in which the skater leaps from the back inside edge of one skate, making one full rotation of the body in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate. 1
- noun salchow a figure-skating jump made from the inner backward edge of one foot with one, two, or three full turns in the air, returning to the outer backward edge of the opposite foot 0
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Origin of salchow
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; after Ulrich Salchow (1877-1949), Swedish figure skater, who first performed it
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Parts of speech for Salchow
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salchow popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
salchow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with salchow
- what is a salchow?
- how to do a salchow?
- how to do a salchow jump?
- how to salchow?
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