Meanings
nounsharena sol (uncountable)
- uncountableTraditional Bulgarian spice mix used for seasoning food. Basic ingredients include table salt, sweet paprika, summer savory, fenugreek, wild thyme and roasted pumpkin seeds.
Romans used savory as a salt substitute. Today in Bulgaria it is mixed with salt and paprika and sometimes thyme and fenugreek to make a cherished spice called sharena sol, or colorful salt.
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Origin
- Bulgarianша́рена сол
- Englishsharena sol
Borrowed from Bulgarian ша́рена сол (šárena sol).
More words from Bulgarian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ша́рена сол
- ша́рена сол (šárena sol)Bulgarian spice mix
Russian пёстрая соль
- пёстрая соль (pjóstraja solʹ)Bulgarian spice mix
Ukrainian кольорова сіль
- кольорова сіль (kolʹorova silʹ)Bulgarian spice mix
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