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salada

noun sa·lada \ səˈlädə , -ladə \

Definition of salada

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

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Origin and Etymology of salada

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

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