sal

nounnounnouncommon in dialogue

//sæl//
//sɑːl//

Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree.

noun

1
obsoleteSalt.

Etymology

From Middle English sal, from Latin sal. Doublet of salt.

noun

1
Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree.
As the sals were cut in the lower foothill districts the loggers looked towards the mountains in their search for other hardwood timber.

Etymology

From Hindi साल (sāl), from Sanskrit शाल (śāla).

noun

1
Variant of sialAlternative form of sial.
Wegener bases his theory of the drifting continents on the assumption that there are two distinct levels to be taken into account, the surface of the masses of "sal" which form the continents and the surface of the "sima" in which they float.

Etymology

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Si (silicon) + Al (aluminum).

Forms

plural: sals

sake · Cause, interest or account.sakura · cherry tree Sakura · A female given name from Japanese.

sal · Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree.

Sal · A diminutive of the male given names Salomon, Salvador, or…salaam · A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims.Salaam · A surname.

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