zalf

Dutch (Brabantic)

/zɑlf/

noun
Definitions
  • salve, cream, ointment
  • (The Hague) mayonnaise

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch salve inherited from Old Dutch salva inherited from Proto-Germanic *salbō (settler, assuager, salve, ointment) root from Proto-Indo-European *selp- (butter, fat, grease).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*selp-

Gloss

butter, fat, grease

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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