Salses

See also: salses

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin Salsulas, accusative of Salsulae, from salsus (“salty”), from sal (“salt”), due to the presence of nearby salt mines.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.səs/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.ses/

Proper noun

Salses f pl

A vila of the Rosselló (Roussillon) district in Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France. French name: Salses-le-Château.
A Catalan surname.

Derived terms

salsairot
salserot

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