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salada

noun
sa·lada | \səˈlädə, -ladə\
plural -s

Definition of salada 

: a salt-covered plain in the Southwest where a lake has evaporated

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History and Etymology for salada

Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, feminine of salado, past participle of salar to salt, from sal salt, from Latin

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