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salo¹

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. uncountable a type of fatback, or non-rendered underskin pig fat consumed in Central and Eastern Europe, usually seasoned […] 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.

Salo²

Where it comes from

From Italian Salò.

proper noun Salò

  1. A city and municipality of Southwest Finland.
  2. A town in Lombardy, Italy.
  3. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Salo Republic

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noun non-rendered pig fat

Españolsalo
한국어살로 sallo
日本語サーロ sāro
中文薩洛 /萨洛 sàluò
Portuguêstoicinho, toucinho, salo
Françaissalo
DeutschSalo
Românăslănină
Русскийса́ло sálo
Tiếng Việtmỡ muối, mỡ, mỡ chài
العربيةسَالُو sālū
עבריתסאלו salo

name Town

ItalianoSalò

name Republic

ItalianoRepubblica di Salò

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"salo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/salo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

salo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/salo

Chicago

"salo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/salo.

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@misc{salo_2026,
  title = {salo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/salo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}