table salt

American  

noun

1. salt.

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table salt British  

noun

1. salt that is used at table rather than for cooking

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Etymology

Origin of table salt

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Jerry Jones, the NFL’s premier mover and shaker, sprinkled table salt onto the rim of his beer can in his makeshift office at Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

The main ingredients are powdered iron and table salt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Sodium is naturally found in food, and people who eat a Western diet tend to add quite a bit extra to their meals in the form of table salt too.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2025

Substituting half the amount of table salt in a recipe with the equivalent amount of soy sauce can reduce sodium while enhancing the flavor of the overall dish.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

Ahead of them lay an island—a line of sand so white, it might have been pure table salt.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan