Ang salita[etymology?] ay ang yunit ng wika na siyang nagdadala ng payak na kahulugan, at binubuo ng isa o higit pang morpema, na higit-kumulang ay mahigpit na sama-samang magkakaugnay, at may halagang ponetika.
A distinct unit of language (sounds in speech or written letters) with a particular meaning, composed of one or more morphemes, and also of one or more phonemes that determine its sound pattern.