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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /saw/
"O sal realça o sabor da comida."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A white crystalline substance consisting of sodium chloride, used for seasoning or preserving food.
"She added a pinch of salt to the soup to enhance the flavor."
- 1
To add salt to food, or to treat or preserve something with salt.
"Remember to salt the boiling water before adding the pasta."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Proto-Germanic *saltam and Latin sal, tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *sélt-. It has been fundamental to human history, language, and trade since ancient times, initially used as a preservative and seasoning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Salt" is said worldwide
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sel
Transliteration: /sɛl/
"Ajoutez un peu de sel pour donner du goût."
Salz
Transliteration: /zalts/
"Das Essen braucht mehr Salz."
sale
Transliteration: /ˈsale/
"Il sale è essenziale per la cucina."
sal
Transliteration: /sal/
"La sopa necesita más sal."
sal
Transliteration: /saw/
"O sal realça o sabor da comida."
नमक
Transliteration: namak
"खाने में थोड़ा नमक डालिए।"
盐
Transliteration: yán
"这道菜放了多少盐？"
소금
Transliteration: sogeum
"국에 소금을 조금 넣으세요."
塩
Transliteration: shio
"塩を少々加えてください。"
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