🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

salador

Pronunciation / Transliteration: salador

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Salter/ˈsɔːltər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El salador espolvoreó sal sobre la comida."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or device that applies salt to food or other substances.

    "The salter carefully sprinkled salt over the freshly prepared fish."
  2. 2

    A container or tool used for holding or dispensing salt.

    "She reached for the salter to add flavor to her dish."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'salter' originates from Middle English 'salter', derived from Old English 'sealt', meaning 'salt'. Historically, it referred to a person who salts or preserves food, particularly fish, and has evolved to denote various contexts in culinary and industrial uses.

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