salaamverb [ I or T ]
uk/səˈlɑːm/us/səˈlɑːm/(especially in Muslim countries) to greet someone by bending low from the waist with the front of the right hand against the top of the face
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Physical gestures of respect
salaam
noun [ C ], exclamation ukus