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Salop^¹

/ˈsæləp/

Sounds like salep

Where it comes from

From Latin Salopia Salopesberia (“Shrewsbury”) or Salopescira (“Shropshire”), the former a corruption of Old French Slopesberie (“Shrewsbury”).

proper noun

An old name for Shropshire and the official name for the county between 1974 and 1980, still occasionally used in postal addresses.

salop^²

noun salops

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of saloop

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@misc{salop_2026,
  title = {salop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/salop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}