salo

Etymology

From a Russian са́ло (sálo) or Ukrainian са́ло (sálo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sadlo.

Noun

salo (uncountable)

1. A type of non-rendered underskin pig fat consumed in Central and Eastern Europe, usually seasoned
   • 2009, January 31, “Michael Schwirtz”, in Russia and Cuba Take Steps to Revive a Bond‎:

     […] Mr. Castro waxed nostalgic, recounting the time he and Soviet comrades sat around a campfire in the forest eating salo, the cured pig fat that is a staple chaser of Russian vodka.

Anagrams

• ASLO, LAOS, LOAs, Laos, Loas, also, loas, soal, sola

Verb

salo

1. first-person singular present indicative form of salar

Etymology

From Italian sale; Latin sāl; Spanish sal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalo/
• Hyphenation: sa‧lo
• Rhymes: -alo

Noun

salo (accusative singular salon, plural saloj, accusative plural salojn)

1. salt

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *salo.

Noun

salo

1. a deep forest, wilderness
2. (archaic) a forested island

Anagrams

• Laos, olas, sola

Etymology

From Esperanto salo, from Italian sale; Latin sāl; Spanish sal.

Noun

salo (plural sali)

1. salt

Verb

salo

1. first-person singular present indicative of salare

Anagrams

• Laos, sola

Noun

salō

1. dative singular of salum
2. ablative singular of salum

References

• salo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• salo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• salo in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• salo in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sadlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sâlo/
• Hyphenation: sa‧lo

Noun

sȁlo n (Cyrillic spelling са̏ло)

1. lard
2. fat (specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy)

Verb

salo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of salar.