Note {166-2} — Front matter (continued 3)
Reading edition
2.{166-2} Salú = salud. Both final d and intervocalic d are often dropped by the common people throughout the entire Spanish-speaking world. Cf. usté (usted), quitao (quitado), arrastrao (arrastrado), na (nada), too (todo), lao (lado), salío (salido), sentío (sentido), etc.