salal

noun

sa·​lal sə-ˈlal How to pronounce salal (audio)
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: 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

Examples of salal in a Sentence

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Word History

Etymology

Chinook Jargon, from Lower Chinook sálal 

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of salal was in 1825

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Cite this Entry

“Salal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salal. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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