Today’s Spanish word of the day is “sal”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “salt”.
Like the English word “salt”, it comes from the Proto Indo European root *sal-. Proto Indo European was the ancestor language of both English and Spanish, and was spoken around 5,000 years ago.
Salt hasn’t changed much in the last 5,000 years, so perhaps it shouldn’t surprise us that the word hasn’t changed much either!
Example sentences
Por favor, pásame la sal.
Please, pass me the salt.
No pongas demasiada sal en la sopa.
Don’t put too much salt in the soup.
Usa sal y pimienta para sazonar la carne.
Use salt and pepper to season the meat.
La sal ayuda a conservar los alimentos.
Salt helps preserve food.
Algunas personas tienen una dieta baja en sal.
Some people follow a low-salt diet.
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