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English
Etymology
From Russian са́ло ( sálo ) or Ukrainian са́ло ( sálo ) , ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sadlo .
Noun
salo (uncountable )
a type of fatback , or non-rendered underskin pig fat consumed in Central and Eastern Europe, usually seasoned
2009 January 31, Michael Schwirtz, “Russia and Cuba Take Steps to Revive a Bond”, in New York Times :[ … ] Mr. Castro waxed nostalgic, recounting the time he and Soviet comrades sat around a campfire in the forest eating salo , the cured pig fat that is a staple chaser of Russian vodka.
Translations
non-rendered pig fat
Arabic: سَالُو m ( sālū )
Armenian: ճարպ (hy) ( čarp ) , սալ (hy) ( sal ) ( colloquial )
Belarusian: са́ла n ( sála )
Bulgarian: слани́на (bg) f ( slanína )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 薩洛 / 萨洛 ( sàluò )
Chuvash: сало ( salo )
Czech: sádlo (cs) n
Dolgan: һыа ( hıa )
Eastern Mari: коя ( koja )
Finnish: läski (fi) , salo (fi)
French: salo (fr) m
Georgian: ქონი ( koni ) , ძგიფი ( ʒgipi ) , სალა ( sala )
German: Salo n
Hebrew: סאלו ( salo )
Hungarian: szalonna (hu)
Japanese: サーロ ( sāro )
Kashubian: sadło n
Korean: 살로 ( sallo )
Lithuanian: lašiniai pl
Polish: sadło (pl) n , słonina (pl) f
Portuguese: toicinho (pt) m , toucinho (pt) m , salo (pt) m
Romanian: slănină (ro) f
Russian: са́ло (ru) n ( sálo )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: са̏ло n
Roman: sȁlo (sh) n
Slovak: sadlo n
Slovene: sálọ n
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: sadło n
Upper Sorbian: sadło n
Spanish: salo (es) m
Turkish: yağ (tr) , salo (tr)
Tuvan: чаг ( çag )
Ukrainian: са́ло (uk) n ( sálo )
Uzbek: salo , moy (uz) , yogʻ (uz)
Vietnamese: mỡ muối (vi) , mỡ (vi) , mỡ chài (vi)
Yakut: сыа ( sıa )
See also
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
salo
first-person singular present indicative of salar
Esperanto
Etymology
From Italian sale , from Latin sāl ( “ salt ” ) . Doublet of saŭco and salso .
Pronunciation
Noun
salo (accusative singular salon , plural saloj , accusative plural salojn )
salt
Derived terms
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *salo , probably borrowed from Baltic .
Noun
salo
a deep forest, wilderness
1856 , “Suomen salossa”, Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (lyrics), Juhana Ennola (music):Honkaen keskellä mökkini seisoo Suomeni soreassa salossa . Honkaen väliltä sintävä selkä Vilkkuvi koittehen valossa. Hoi laari laa! Kaiku mun saloni , Suomeni maa! [Honkain keskellä mökkini seisoo Suomeni soreassa salossa . Honkain väliltä siintävä selkä Vilkkuvi koittehen valossa. Hoi laari laa! Kaikuu mun saloni , Suomeni maa!] Amidst the (straight) pine trees stands my cabin in the graceful wilderness of (my) Finland From amidst the pine trees looms the lake glimmering in the light of dawn Rings out my wilderness of my Finnish land!
( archaic ) a forested island
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
From Slavic .
Noun
salo
salo ( non-rendered underskin pig fat )
Declension
Anagrams
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
salō m (possessed form salon )
style , fashion , pattern
affectation
References
Newman, Paul (2007 ) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN , page 177 .
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto salo , Latin sāl , Italian sale , Spanish sal .
Noun
salo (plural sali )
salt
Derived terms
Italian
Verb
salo
first-person singular present indicative of salare
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
salō
dative / ablative singular of salum
References
“salo ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
salo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette.
“salo ”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898 ), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities , New York: Harper & Brothers
“salo ”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857 ), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography , volume 1 & 2 , London: Walton and Maberly
Nias
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saləʀ . Cf. Tagalog sahig .
Noun
salo (mutated form zalo )
floor
References
Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 181.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sadlo .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /sâlo/
Hyphenation: sa‧lo
Noun
sȁlo n (Cyrillic spelling са̏ло )
lard
fat ( specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy )
Declension
Further reading
“salo ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
salo (Cyrillic spelling сало )
vocative singular of sala
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈsalo/
Rhymes: -alo
Syllabification: sa‧lo
Verb
salo
first-person singular present indicative of salar
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Central Philippine *salú (“ catch in hand ” ). Compare Bikol Central salo , Cebuano salo , and Hiligaynon salo .
Pronunciation
Noun
saló (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓ )
catching with one's hand ( of a ball, etc. )
Synonyms: sambot , pagsambot
supporting from under an object ( especially with one's hand )
Synonyms: sapo , pagsapo , sapupo , pagsapupo
undersupport ; prop
Synonyms: tukod , talukod , sapo
taking over of a task left by another
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Central Philippine *sálu (“ to eat together ” ). Compare Kapampangan salu , Bikol Central salo , Aklanon saeo , Cebuano salo , Hiligaynon salo , Waray-Waray saro , and Tausug sāw .
Pronunciation
Noun
salo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓ )
eating with another or together ( especially on the same plate )
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
salò (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓ )
mechanical catch ( in necklaces, bracelets, etc. )
Synonyms: pakaw , sakla , bikling
Further reading
“salo ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Ternate
Etymology
Compare Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq ( “ torch ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
salo
resin
a resin -torch
References
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 ) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh
West Makian
Etymology
Cognate with Ternate salo ( “ resin ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
salo
resin
References
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982 ) The Makian languages and their neighbours , Pacific linguistics (as saló )