sel
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9.4
A fine French salt used to add flavor to food
- noun
- /sɛl/
:
sal
- But I have kosher salt, Sicilian salt, and Fleur de Sel from the Camargue, and other fine salts in my kitchen.
Examples
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Make sure to add a generous amount of sel to the pasta water for the best taste.
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The chef sprinkled some sel on the vegetables before roasting them.
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For the recipe, you should use a pinch of sel to enhance the flavor of the dish.
Synonyms
table salt
vssel
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1.0
A white seasoning made from a common mineral to add flavor and keep food fresh
is the French name used in culinary contexts instead of the English label
common salt
vssel
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1.0
A white crystal used to season and preserve food
is the French name used mainly in cooking rather than the general English label
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sel is the French word for 'salt' and comes from the old Latin sal, the same root as the English word salt, so it means 'salt' and is often used for fancy sea salt like 'fleur de sel'.