Etymology

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Today it means: A surname from Yiddish. Full definition →

Yiddish זאַלץ
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromזאַלץ“salt”
  2. English todaySalts

Borrowed from Yiddish זאַלץ (zalts, “salt”), a Jewish Ashkenazi metonymic occupational surname for a salt producer or seller.

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