Meanings
salo1
- uncountablea type of fatback, or non-rendered underskin pig fat consumed in Central and Eastern Europe, usually seasoned
[…] Mr. Castro waxed nostalgic, recounting the time he and Soviet comrades sat around a campfire in the forest eating salo, the cured pig fat that is a staple chaser of Russian vodka.
2009 January 31, Michael Schwirtz, “Russia and Cuba Take Steps to Revive a Bond”, in New York Times
Salo2
alternative Salò
- A city and municipality of Southwest Finland.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Salo Republic.
Origin
salo · noun
- Proto-Slavic*sadlo
- Ukrainianса́ло
- Russianса́ло
- Englishsalo
From Russian са́ло (sálo) or Ukrainian са́ло (sálo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sadlo.
More words from Russian, Ukrainian, Proto-Slavic
Full word history & related roots →Salo · proper noun
- ItalianSalò
- EnglishSalo
From Italian Salò.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سَالُو
- سَالُو (sālū)non-rendered pig fat
Bulgarian слани́на
- слани́на (slanína)non-rendered pig fat
Chinese Mandarin 薩洛 /萨洛
- 薩洛 /萨洛 (sàluò)non-rendered pig fat
Czech sádlo
- sádlonon-rendered pig fat
Finnish läski, salo
- läskinon-rendered pig fat
- salonon-rendered pig fat
French salo
- salonon-rendered pig fat
German Salo
- Salonon-rendered pig fat
Hebrew סאלו
- סאלו (salo)non-rendered pig fat
Hungarian szalonna
- szalonnanon-rendered pig fat
Italian Salò, Repubblica di Salò
- SalòTown
- Repubblica di SalòRepublic
Japanese サーロ
- サーロ (sāro)non-rendered pig fat
Korean 살로
- 살로 (sallo)non-rendered pig fat
Latvian sālīts speķis
- sālīts speķisnon-rendered pig fat
Lithuanian lašiniai
- lašiniainon-rendered pig fat
Polish sadło, słonina
- sadłonon-rendered pig fat
- słoninanon-rendered pig fat
Portuguese toicinho, toucinho
- toicinhonon-rendered pig fat
- toucinhonon-rendered pig fat
- salonon-rendered pig fat
Romanian slănină
- slăninănon-rendered pig fat
Russian са́ло
- са́ло (sálo)non-rendered pig fat
Slovak sadlo
- sadlonon-rendered pig fat
Spanish salo
- salonon-rendered pig fat
Turkish yağ, salo
- yağnon-rendered pig fat
- salonon-rendered pig fat
Ukrainian са́ло, солони́на
- са́ло (sálo)non-rendered pig fat
- солони́на (solonýna)non-rendered pig fat
Vietnamese mỡ muối, mỡ
- mỡ muốinon-rendered pig fat
- mỡnon-rendered pig fat
- mỡ chàinon-rendered pig fat
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
salo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salo
“salo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salo.
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