sale
Syllable Decomposition
salefrom the Old Low Franconian salu "pale, dull" (cf. Dutch zaluw), by association with the Italian salavo of the same meaning; related to the regional German sal "dark", to the English sallow "waxy". A cross with the Gaulish is also plausible, by relating this word to the Irish and Scottish sal "dirt", salach "dirty" and the Welsh halog "dirty".
Definitions
- arts
Synonyms
cochonnécrasseuxdégueudégueulassecracracradecradinguecradocraspecmalpropremiteuxpouilleuxméprisablesinistrevilgrospauvre
Antonyms
Plural
sales
Translations
german:dreckig
english:dirty
spanish:sucio
italian:vile
dutch:vuil
portuguese:sujo
russian:грязный
swedish:usel
See also
salissable (adj.) salauderie (cn.) sale (v.) resalir (v.) Sâles (pn.) salissement (cn.) salir (v.) insalissable (adj.) salaud (adj.) saleté (cn.) saloperie (cn.) salissant (adj.) Sale (pn.)