salnitre

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sal nitrum. Compare Occitan salnitre, saunitre and Piedmontese saramit.

Noun

salnitre m (plural salnitres)

  1. saltpetre (potassium nitrate)
  2. saltpetre (sodium nitrate)

Descendants

  • Portuguese: salitre
  • Spanish: salitre

References

  • “salnitre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.