sal

¹ American

[sal] / sæl /

noun

Chiefly Pharmacology.

salt.

Sal ² American

[sal] / sæl /

noun

a male given name, form of Salvatore.

sal British

/ sæl /

noun

a pharmacological term for salt

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Etymology

Origin of sal

< Latin sāl; see salt ¹

Example Sentences

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Italy's Sal Da Vinci delivered a sweetly nostalgic slice of 70s disco, with a song dedicated to his wife, Per Sempre, which came fifth.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

I'm more partial to Per Sempre Sì, a throwback disco song from veteran Italian star Sal Da Vinci.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“The real-estate market is likely to remain held back by high home prices and mortgage rates for a while longer,” said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Soon, Beatnix got her yoga certification and a couple of her goth friends, Sal Santoro and Popi Mavros, offered the backroom of their Burbank-based occult store, the Crooked Path.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

My mind was fixed on snow-covered mountains, so Sal heard her calling before I did.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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