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sal

noun
/sæl//sɑːl/

Etymology

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Si (silicon) + Al (aluminum).

  1. derived from sal
  2. inherited from sal

Definitions

  1. Salt.

  2. Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree.

    • As the sals were cut in the lower foothill districts the loggers looked towards the mountains in their search for other hardwood timber.

  3. Alternative form of sial.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A diminutive of the male given names Salomon, Salvador, or Salvatore.

      • Indeed what do the tensomethings, who might be watching the show at that hour, make of jokes like Joey telling Chandler that his uncle Sal has a really big tongue.

    2. A diminutive of the female given name Sally.

    3. One of the ten islands of Cape Verde.

    4. Alternative form of sal.

    5. Initialism of structural adjustment loan.

    6. Initialism of Society of Antiquaries of London.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA