salada

noun

sa·​lada

səˈlädə,

-ladə

plural -s

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

Word History

Etymology

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

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