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sal.

salt (sodium chloride, a substance used as a condiment and preservative)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsaw/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯]Brazil/ˈsal/Portugal[ˈsaɫ]Portugal
  1. salt (sodium chloride, a substance used as a condiment and preservative)

    masculine
  2. salt (any compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base)

    masculine
  3. bath salt (any of several inorganic salts sometimes added to bath water)

    masculine · plural-normally
  4. wit; the quality of being engaging

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sal, from Latin salem (“salt, wit”). Compare Galician sal.

noun/ˈsaw/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯]Brazil/ˈsal/Portugal[ˈsaɫ]Portugal
  1. sal (Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree)

    masculine · rare
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