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salat.

salty: the use of articles with s in certain Catalan dialects, as opposed to the usual ones with l; these articles descend from Latin ipse and its forms, rather than ille, from which the articles in other Catalan dialects and Romance languages descended

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Meaning & usage

adj[səˈlat]Balearic, Central, Northern[saˈlat]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. salty: the use of articles with s in certain Catalan dialects, as opposed to the usual ones with l; these articles descend from Latin ipse and its forms, rather than ille, from which the articles in other Catalan dialects and Romance languages descended

Where this word comes from

So called because the people are said to use sa instead of la. The resemblance with the past participle of salar (“to salt”) is coincidental.

adj[səˈlat]Balearic, Central, Northern[saˈlat]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. salty

  2. salted

Where this word comes from

From salar (“to salt”).

noun[səˈlat]Balearic, Central, Northern[saˈlat]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. saltwort, saltbush (any of various halophytic shrubs, particularly of the genera Suaeda, Salsola, and Atriplex)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From salar (“to salt”).

noun[səˈlat]Balearic, Central, Northern[saˈlat]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. salat (obligatory daily prayer in Islam)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh).

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