sal

Portuguese

/ˈsaɫ/, /ˈsaw/

noun
Definitions
  • salt sodium chloride, a substance used as a condiment and preservative
  • (chemistry) salt any compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base
  • (usually) bath salt any of several inorganic salts sometimes added to bath water
  • (figurative) wit; the quality of being engaging

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese sal inherited from Latin salem, sal, sāl (salt, wit) derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l- (salt).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*seh₂l-

Gloss

salt

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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