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la saliva

saliva, spit, was going up, was climbing

s a ˈl i . v a
sal go up; rise + iva third-person singular imperfect
noun · feminine Rare #36,738
saliva, spit “Saliva” is neutral; “spit” is more informal.
IT: Bevi un po’ d’acqua: hai la bocca secca e poca saliva.
EN: Drink some water: your mouth is dry and you have little saliva.

Già, non abbiamo un cane perchè sei allergica alla loro saliva.

Right, we don't have a dog because you're allergic to their saliva.

— Juno (2007)

Togli la saliva dal tuo viso.

Wipe the saliva off your face.

— Madre (2009)

Devi raccogliere più saliva che puoi.

You need to collect as much saliva as you can.

— Titanic (1997)

Il virus si trasmette attraverso la saliva.

The virus is transmitted through saliva.

— [REC] (2007)

Devi raccogliere la saliva.

You need to collect the saliva.

— Titanic (1997)

verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #43,545
was going up, was climbing Imperfect tense of salire; used for a person or thing moving upward or getting on a vehicle.
IT: Mia nonna saliva le scale piano.
EN: My grandmother was walking up the stairs slowly.
Conjugation of salire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third saliva —

Saliva sulla metro nell'ora di punta.

He spits on the subway during rush hour.

— Blow Out (1981)

Chi saliva sul colle per prendere i soldi del traffico è il comandante!

The one who climbed the hill to collect the traffic money is the commander!

— Tropa de elite - Gli squadroni della morte (2007)

Pinocchio si voltò e vide un grosso grillo che saliva lentamente su per il muro.

Pinocchio turned around and saw a large cricket slowly climbing up the wall.

La vecchia saliva le scale con difficoltà.

The old woman climbed the stairs with difficulty.

Sounds similar to

salita s a ˈl i . t a