suolata

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • To salt (to add salt to).
  • To preserve in salt.
  • To spread salt on the ground (esp. on a road surface to prevent it from freezing in the winter).
  • (colloquial) To smoke (to kill, especially with a gun).

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish suola (salt, of salt).

Origin

Finnish

suola

Gloss

salt, of salt

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

塩

Emoji

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