Sal

¹ American  

[sal] / sæl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Salvatore.

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sal ² American  

[sal] / sæl /

noun

Chiefly Pharmacology.

1. salt.

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sal British  

/ sæl /

noun

1. a pharmacological term for salt

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Etymology

Origin of sal

< Latin sāl; salt ¹

Example Sentences

“A university is a place where, literally, these issues will come up, and you should be able to grapple with it in a constructive way,” said Sal Khan, founder of “Dialogues” host Schoolhouse and Khan Academy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The NCA's Sal Melki said: "We can't ignore the sheer scale of this threat."

From BBC

Sal: I would change the offside rule, where there has to be "daylight" between the last defender and attacker, in order for a claim of offside to be legitimate.

From BBC

Sal Abdulla, founder of accounting-software startup NixSheets, discovered many self-styled power users are overhyped when he posted on social media that he wanted to meet some.

From The Wall Street Journal

Horvath was 26 and had lived in West Hollywood for all of 18 months when Sal Guarriello, a 90-year-old West Hollywood council member, suddenly died.

From Los Angeles Times