English Explanatory Dictionary

sal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Salt.
noun
  1. Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree.
noun
  1. Alternative form of sial.
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Salomon, Salvador, or Salvatore.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Sally.
name
  1. One of the ten islands of Cape Verde.
noun
  1. Alternative form of sal.
noun
  1. Initialism of structural adjustment loan.
name
  1. Initialism of Society of Antiquaries of London.

Pronunciation

/sæl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-sal.wav /sɑːl/

Word forms

sal sals shaal shala saul

Etymology

From Middle English sal, from Latin sal. Doublet of salt.

Related words

sal sac

Derived words

sal absinthii sal acetosellae sal alembroth sal ammoniac sal catharticus sal culinarius sal cyrenaicus sal de duobus sal diureticus sal duplicatum sal enixum sal gemmae sal jovis sal martis sal microcosmicum sal plumbi sal prunella sal Saturni sal sedativus sal seignette sal soda sal vitrioli sal volatile
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