sal

¹ American  

[sal] / sæl /

noun

Chiefly Pharmacology.

1. salt.

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Sal ² American  

[sal] / sæl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Salvatore.

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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

She said she had raised concerns over the hygiene standards at the resort she stayed at on the island of Sal.

From BBC

Part-time nurse and mother Elena Walsh died in August 2025 after falling ill while staying at a resort on Sal.

From BBC

Karen Pooley, from Lydney, travelled with a friend to Sal on 7 October for a fortnight's holiday costing £3,000 and booked through Tui, the law firm said.

From BBC

The other two Britons who died since 2023 were Jane Pressley, 62, of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, who died in January three years ago after falling ill while holidaying on Sal the previous November.

From BBC

Sal Labarbera, a former supervisor of detectives in South Bureau homicide, called the citywide solve rates a “beautiful” achievement.

From Los Angeles Times