/sɒlt/

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Meaning

A white food, made of tiny grains, that we add to make food taste better.

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Word origin

From Old English sealt, the common Germanic word for salt.

Origin
Old English
Root
sealt

Examples

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"Salt" is the white food that makes food taste better.

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"Salt" has no plural, so we say "much salt".

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Here "salt" is the food I am asking for.

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This word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 7: salt, confidence, beloved and 7 more words.