salts

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proper noun

A surname from Yiddish.

OriginYiddish זאַלץ →
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Meanings

salts1

noun
  1. pluralplural of salt
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of salt

Salts2

proper nounSalts (plural Saltses)

plural Saltses

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Salts3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Salt

SALTs4

noun
  1. pluralplural of SALT

Origin

  1. Yiddishזאַלץ“salt”
  2. EnglishSalts

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

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APA

salts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salts

MLA

“salts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salts. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salts,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salts.

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