Etymology

salak

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Today it means: Any salak palm (Salacca zalacca), native to Indonesia; also called. Full definition →

Malay salak
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salak · noun1

  1. Malay · derived fromsalak
  2. English todaysalak

From Malay salak.

Salak · proper noun2

  1. Slovak · borrowed fromŠalák
  2. Czech and Hungarian · borrowed fromSalák
  3. Polish · borrowed fromSalak
  4. English todaySalak

Borrowed from Polish Salak, Czech and Hungarian Salák and Slovak Šalák, all from a pet form of the name Salamon. Compare Solomon, Salomon.

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