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

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsal.səs]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈsal.ses]

Proper noun

Salses f pl (plural only)

a vila of the Rosselló (Roussillon) district in Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France. French name: Salses-le-Château

Proper noun

Salses m or f by sense

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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