saleiro

Galician

Etymology

From sal (salt), from Latin sal, and the suffix -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈlejɾo̝/

Noun

saleiro m (plural saleiros)

  1. salt cellar; salt shaker
    • 1373, Enrique Cal Pardo (ed.), Colección diplomática medieval do arquivo da catedral de Mondoñedo. Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 191:
      et dous saleyros para sal et quatro baçios grandes dstanno
      two salt cellars for holding salt and four large bowls of tin
  2. trough used for salting meat (for its preservation)

References


    Portuguese

    Etymology

    sal + -eiro, possibly corresponding to Latin salārius.

    Noun

    saleiro m (plural saleiros)

    1. salt cellar; salt shaker (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling)
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