Etymology

malosol

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Today it means: A lightly salted Russian caviar. Full definition →

Russian малосоль
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromмалосоль
  2. English todaymalosol

Borrowed from Russian малосоль (malosolʹ), from мало (malo, “light”) + соль (solʹ, “salt”).

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