English–Spanish

“salt” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsosalar

Pronunciation

IPA/sal/

Example

¿Me pasas la sal, por favor?

Can you pass me the salt, please?

Illustration for sal (salt)

How to say “salt” in Spanish

“Salt” in Spanish is sal.

Granular white mineral used on food and for curing.

Full entry for sal: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with sal

No le eches más sal a la sopa.

Don't sprinkle any more salt on the soup.

Tips for using sal

  • In recipes Spanish often names types (for example sal marina or sal gruesa), and a bare sal in a recipe usually means ordinary table salt.

Other Spanish words for “salt”

¿Puedes salar la ensalada, por favor?

Can you salt the salad, please?

“salt” in other languages