Main Entry:

sa·lal

Pronunciation:

\sə-ˈlal, sa-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Chinook Jargon, from Lower Chinook sálal 

Date:

1825

: a small evergreen shrub (Gaultheria shallon) of the heath family found on the Pacific coast of North America and bearing edible grape-sized dark purple berries