sal

salt

noun SAHL Rare

Origin: From Latin 'sal'.

Also means

wit (charm)

Usage Note

Sal is grammatically feminine despite ending in a consonant. In cooking it is ordinary table salt; figuratively, sal means charm or wit — tiene mucha sal ('she has a lot of charm'). In several Latin American countries mala sal ('bad salt') is an informal way to say bad luck. The plural sales can refer to salts (chemical) or smelling salts.

Examples

"Añade sal al agua antes de hervir la pasta."

Natural Translation

Add salt to the water before boiling the pasta.

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