Salses

See also: salses

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Salsulās, derived from salsus (“salty”), so-called due to the presence of nearby salt mines.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Salses f pl (plural only)

  1. Salses-le-Château (a town and commune of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)

Proper noun

Salses m or f by sense

  1. a Catalan surname

Derived terms

  • salsairot
  • salserot

References

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