salt cellar
noun/ˈsɔːlt selə(r)/, /ˈsɒlt selə(r)/
/ˈsɔːlt selər/
- (British English) (North American English also salt shaker)a small container for salt, usually with one hole in the top, that is used at the table
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- (North American English) a small open dish containing salt
Word Originlate Middle English: from salt + obsolete saler, from Old French salier ‘salt-box’, from Latin salarium, originally denoting a Roman soldier's allowance to buy salt, from sal ‘salt’. The change in spelling of the second word was due to association with cellar.
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