saalt

See also: Saalt and sålt

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• saal

Etymology

Derived from English salt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːlt/

Noun

saalt (plural saalt dem, quantified saalt)

1. (uncountable) salt
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Jiemz 3:11:

     Ou fresh waata an saalt waata fi kom outa di siem spring, iihn?

     Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?

2. (chemistry) salt

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian salt, which derives from Proto-Germanic *saltą. Cognates include West Frisian sâlt.

Noun

saalt n

1. (Föhr-Amrum) salt

   saalt an pöber

   salt and pepper