salo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "salo"

English

Etymology

From Russian са́ло (sálo) or Ukrainian са́ло (sálo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sadlo.

Noun

salo (uncountable)

1. 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^[1]:

     […] 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), ճարպայուղ (hy) (čarpayuġ)
• Azerbaijani: salo
• Belarusian: са́ла n (sála), салані́на f (salanína) (may also mean "corned or brined meat")
• Bulgarian: слани́на (bg) f (slanína)
• Carpathian Rusyn: солони́на f (solonýna)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 薩洛 / 萨洛 (sàluò)

• Chuvash: сало (salo), ҫукан (śuk̬an), ҫукань (śuk̬anʹ), ҫуканӗ (śuk̬anĕ)
• Czech: sádlo (cs) n
• Dolgan: һыа (hıa)
• 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)
• Latvian: sālīts speķis m
• Lithuanian: lašiniai pl
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: коя (koja)

• 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, сла̀нина f, сапу̀њара f

  Latin: sȁlo (sh) n, slànina (sh) f, sapùnjara (sh) f

• Slovak: sadlo n
• Slovene: sálọ n, slanína (sl) f
• 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), солони́на f (solonýna) (dialectal, otherwise corned or brined meat)
• Uzbek: salo, moy (uz), yogʻ (uz)
• Vietnamese: mỡ muối (vi), mỡ (vi), mỡ chài (vi)
• Yakut: сыа (sïa)

See also

• salo (food) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ASLO, LAOS, LOAs, Laos, Loas, also, loas, soal, sola

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈsa.lu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈsa.lo]

Verb

salo

1. first-person singular present indicative of salar

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l

Proto-Italic *sāls

Latin salem

Italian saleder.

Esperanto salo

From Italian sale, from Latin sāl (“salt”). Doublet of saŭco and salso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalo/

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• Rhymes: -alo
• Syllabification: sa‧lo

Noun

salo (accusative singular salon, plural saloj, accusative plural salojn)

1. salt

Derived terms

• kuirsalo (“cooking salt”)

Related terms

• sala
• sali

Further reading

• “salo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “salo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Anagrams

• laso, sola

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlo/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlo
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧lo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *salo, probably borrowed from Baltic.

Noun

salo

1. 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
     [non-lexical]
     Rings out my wilderness of my Finnish land!

2. (archaic) a forested island

Declension

Inflection of salo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		salo	salot
genitive		salon	salojen
partitive		saloa	saloja
illative		saloon	saloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		salo	salot
accusative	nom.	salo	salot
	gen.	salon
genitive		salon	salojen
partitive		saloa	saloja
inessive		salossa	saloissa
elative		salosta	saloista
illative		saloon	saloihin
adessive		salolla	saloilla
ablative		salolta	saloilta
allative		salolle	saloille
essive		salona	saloina
translative		saloksi	saloiksi
abessive		salotta	saloitta
instructive		—	saloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of salo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saloni saloni accusative nom. saloni saloni gen. saloni genitive saloni salojeni partitive saloani salojani inessive salossani saloissani elative salostani saloistani illative salooni saloihini adessive salollani saloillani ablative saloltani saloiltani allative salolleni saloilleni essive salonani saloinani translative salokseni saloikseni abessive salottani saloittani instructive — — comitative — saloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salosi salosi accusative nom. salosi salosi gen. salosi genitive salosi salojesi partitive saloasi salojasi inessive salossasi saloissasi elative salostasi saloistasi illative saloosi saloihisi adessive salollasi saloillasi ablative saloltasi saloiltasi allative salollesi saloillesi essive salonasi saloinasi translative saloksesi saloiksesi abessive salottasi saloittasi instructive — — comitative — saloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salomme salomme accusative nom. salomme salomme gen. salomme genitive salomme salojemme partitive saloamme salojamme inessive salossamme saloissamme elative salostamme saloistamme illative saloomme saloihimme adessive salollamme saloillamme ablative saloltamme saloiltamme allative salollemme saloillemme essive salonamme saloinamme translative saloksemme saloiksemme abessive salottamme saloittamme instructive — — comitative — saloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salonne salonne accusative nom. salonne salonne gen. salonne genitive salonne salojenne partitive saloanne salojanne inessive salossanne saloissanne elative salostanne saloistanne illative saloonne saloihinne adessive salollanne saloillanne ablative saloltanne saloiltanne allative salollenne saloillenne essive salonanne saloinanne translative saloksenne saloiksenne abessive salottanne saloittanne instructive — — comitative — saloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative salonsa salonsa accusative nom. salonsa salonsa gen. salonsa genitive salonsa salojensa partitive saloaan saloansa salojaan salojansa inessive salossaan salossansa saloissaan saloissansa elative salostaan salostansa saloistaan saloistansa illative saloonsa saloihinsa adessive salollaan salollansa saloillaan saloillansa ablative saloltaan saloltansa saloiltaan saloiltansa allative salolleen salollensa saloilleen saloillensa essive salonaan salonansa saloinaan saloinansa translative salokseen saloksensa saloikseen saloiksensa abessive salottaan salottansa saloittaan saloittansa instructive — — comitative — saloineen saloinensa

Derived terms

• Salo
• Saloinen
• Salonen

compounds

• Haapasalo
• Hakasalo
• Hanhisalo
• Hautsalo
• Hirvensalo
• Honkasalo
• Huhtasalo
• Isosalo
• Jokisalo
• Järvisalo
• Kalliosalo
• Kangassalo
• Kivisalo
• Koivusalo
• Korpisalo
• Koskensalo
• Laajasalo
• Lamminsalo
• Latvasalo
• Lehtisalo
• Lehtosalo
• Mastosalo
• Merisalo
• Mussalo
• Mäkisalo
• Mäntysalo
• Niinisalo
• Oulunsalo
• Pahkasalo
• Peräsalo
• Pihlajasalo
• Pirttisalo
• Pyysalo
• Rajasalo
• Rantasalo
• Rautasalo
• Ruissalo
• Saloheimo
• Salojärvi
• Salokangas
• Salokannel
• Salokorpi
• Salokoski
• salokylä
• salolimaseitikki
• salomaa
• Salomaa
• Salomäki
• Saloniemi
• Salonoja
• Salonpää
• Salonsaari
• Saloranta
• Salorinne
• saloseutu
• Salovaara
• Santasalo
• Sinisalo
• Soisalo
• Särkisalo
• Säynätsalo
• Sääminginsalo
• Taivassalo
• Tammisalo (Helsinki)
• Tammisalo (surname)
• Tulisalo
• Tuomisalo
• Vihersalo
• Viitasalo
• Vuorisalo
• Vähäsalo
• Välisalo

Further reading

• “salo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

From Slavic.

Noun

salo

1. salo (non-rendered underskin pig fat)

Declension

Inflection of salo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		salo	salot
genitive		salon	salojen
partitive		saloa	saloja
illative		saloon	saloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		salo	salot
accusative	nom.	salo	salot
	gen.	salon
genitive		salon	salojen
partitive		saloa	saloja
inessive		salossa	saloissa
elative		salosta	saloista
illative		saloon	saloihin
adessive		salolla	saloilla
ablative		salolta	saloilta
allative		salolle	saloille
essive		salona	saloina
translative		saloksi	saloiksi
abessive		salotta	saloitta
instructive		—	saloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of salo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saloni saloni accusative nom. saloni saloni gen. saloni genitive saloni salojeni partitive saloani salojani inessive salossani saloissani elative salostani saloistani illative salooni saloihini adessive salollani saloillani ablative saloltani saloiltani allative salolleni saloilleni essive salonani saloinani translative salokseni saloikseni abessive salottani saloittani instructive — — comitative — saloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salosi salosi accusative nom. salosi salosi gen. salosi genitive salosi salojesi partitive saloasi salojasi inessive salossasi saloissasi elative salostasi saloistasi illative saloosi saloihisi adessive salollasi saloillasi ablative saloltasi saloiltasi allative salollesi saloillesi essive salonasi saloinasi translative saloksesi saloiksesi abessive salottasi saloittasi instructive — — comitative — saloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salomme salomme accusative nom. salomme salomme gen. salomme genitive salomme salojemme partitive saloamme salojamme inessive salossamme saloissamme elative salostamme saloistamme illative saloomme saloihimme adessive salollamme saloillamme ablative saloltamme saloiltamme allative salollemme saloillemme essive salonamme saloinamme translative saloksemme saloiksemme abessive salottamme saloittamme instructive — — comitative — saloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salonne salonne accusative nom. salonne salonne gen. salonne genitive salonne salojenne partitive saloanne salojanne inessive salossanne saloissanne elative salostanne saloistanne illative saloonne saloihinne adessive salollanne saloillanne ablative saloltanne saloiltanne allative salollenne saloillenne essive salonanne saloinanne translative saloksenne saloiksenne abessive salottanne saloittanne instructive — — comitative — saloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative salonsa salonsa accusative nom. salonsa salonsa gen. salonsa genitive salonsa salojensa partitive saloaan saloansa salojaan salojansa inessive salossaan salossansa saloissaan saloissansa elative salostaan salostansa saloistaan saloistansa illative saloonsa saloihinsa adessive salollaan salollansa saloillaan saloillansa ablative saloltaan saloltansa saloiltaan saloiltansa allative salolleen salollensa saloilleen saloillensa essive salonaan salonansa saloinaan saloinansa translative salokseen saloksensa saloikseen saloiksensa abessive salottaan salottansa saloittaan saloittansa instructive — — comitative — saloineen saloinensa

Anagrams

• Laos, olas, sola

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sá.lóː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sə́.lóː]

Noun

salō m (possessed form salon)

1. style, fashion, pattern
2. 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)

1. salt

Derived terms

• dessalizar (“to desalinate, desalinize”)
• salizar

Italian

Verb

salo

1. first-person singular present indicative of salare

Anagrams

• Laos, sola

Latin

Noun

salō

1. 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)

1. floor

References

• Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 181.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *salu, from Proto-Germanic *salwaz.

Adjective

salo

1. dusky, grey

Inflection

Declension of salo (wa-stem)

strong declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	salo	salo	salo	salwa, salwe
accusative	salwan, salwen	salwa	salo	salwa, salwe
genitive	salwes	salwero	salwes	salwero
dative	salwin, salwemo	salwero	salwin, salwemo	salwon
weak declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	salwo	salwa	salwa	salwon
accusative	salwon	salwon	salwa	salwon
genitive	salwin	salwon	salwin	salwono
dative	salwin	salwon	salwin	salwon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: salu, saluwe
  • Dutch: zaluw

References

“salo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sadlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sâlo/
• Hyphenation: sa‧lo

Noun

sȁlo n (Cyrillic spelling са̏ло)

1. fat

   Salo debeloga jera libo azbukoprotres ― Fat of the Thick Yer i.e. Alphabet Reshuffling (publication by Serbian linguist Sava Mrkalj)

Declension

Declension of salo

	singular	plural
nominative	sȁlo	sala
genitive	sala	sȃlā
dative	salu	salima
accusative	salo	sala
vocative	salo	sala
locative	salu	salima
instrumental	salom	salima

Further reading

• “salo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

salo (Cyrillic spelling сало)

1. vocative singular of sala

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalo/ [ˈsa.lo]
• Rhymes: -alo
• Syllabification: sa‧lo

Verb

salo

1. first-person singular present indicative of salar

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Philippine *salú (“catch in hand”). Compare Central Bikol salo, Cebuano salo, and Hiligaynon salo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈlo/ [sɐˈlo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: sa‧lo

Noun

saló (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓ)

1. catching with one's hand (of a ball, etc.)

   Synonyms: sambot, pagsambot

2. supporting from under an object (especially with one's hand)

   Synonyms: sapo, pagsapo, sapupo, pagsapupo

3. undersupport; prop

   Synonyms: tukod, talukod, sapo

4. taking over of a task left by another

Derived terms

• ipasalo
• magsaluhan
• makasalo
• masalo
• pagsalo
• panalo
• pansalo
• pasalo
• pasaluhan
• pasaluhin
• saluhan
• saluhin
• salumbaba
• salumbabaan
• salumpuwit
• salungguhit
• salungguhitan
• salungkawit
• sumalo
• tagasalo

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central Philippine *sálu (“to eat together”). Compare Kapampangan salu, Central Bikol salo, Aklanon saeo, Cebuano salo, Hiligaynon salo, Waray-Waray saro, and Tausug sāw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsalo/ [ˈsaː.lo]
• Rhymes: -alo
• Syllabification: sa‧lo

Noun

salo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓ)

1. eating with another or together (especially on the same plate)

Derived terms

• isalo
• kasalo
• magkasalo
• magsalo
• magsalo-salo
• makasalo
• makisalo
• pagsalo
• pagsalo-saluhan
• pagsaluhan
• pagsasalo
• pagsasalo-salo
• pasalo
• pasaluhin
• salo-salo
• salo-saluhan
• salubayo
• saluhan
• sumalo

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsaloʔ/ [ˈsaː.loʔ]
• Rhymes: -aloʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧lo

Noun

salò (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓ)

1. mechanical catch (in necklaces, bracelets, etc.)

   Synonyms: pakaw, sakla, bikling

Further reading

• “salo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “salo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• Laos, laos, also, laso

Ternate

Etymology

Compare Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq (“torch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.lo/

Noun

salo

1. resin
2. 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

• IPA^(key): /s̪a.ˈl̪o/

Noun

salo

1. resin

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[3], Pacific linguistics (as saló)