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sel.

table salt, i.e. sodium chloride (NaCl)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɛl/

  1. table salt, i.e. sodium chloride (NaCl)

    masculine

  2. salt

    masculine

  3. smelling salts

    in-plural · masculine

  4. spice

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French sel, from Old French sel, from Latin salem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l-.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.