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The Finnish word for salt is
suola





salt



Translations for salt and their definitions

suola
     1. n. salt (common table salt, sodium chloride, NaCl)
     2. n. salt (chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base)
     3. n. As modifier in compound words, saline
           suolavesi = saline water
     4. n. As modifier in compound words, salted
           suolakala = salted fish


suolainen
     1. adj. salty
     2. adj. saline



maustaa
     1. v. To season (to flavour food with spices, herbs or salt).
     2. v. To spice (to add spice/spices to).
     3. v. To flavour/flavor (to add flavoring).
     4. v. To salt (to include colorful language).


merikarhu
     1. n. (zoology) fur seal
     2. n. (nautical) seadog, tar (experienced sailor)


suolata
     1. v. To salt (to add salt to).
     2. v. To preserve in salt.
     3. v. To spread salt on the ground (esp. on a road surface to prevent it from freezing in the winter).
     4. v. (colloquial) To smoke (to kill, especially with a gun).
           Jengi suolas' sen.
             He got smoked by the mob.



höystää
     1. v.
     2. v. to season, flavour/flavor
     3. v. to salt (to include colourful language)
     4. v. (rare) to punctuate (to vary, interrupt, give structure)


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