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saltcellar

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɔːltˌsɛlə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɔltˌsɛlɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sôlt′sel′ər)

salt•cel•lar /ˈsɔltˌsɛlɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a small container, as at the table, from which the salt can be shaken.

salt•cel•lar (sôlt′sel′ər),USA pronunciation n.

a shaker or dish for salt.

Latin salāria, noun, nominal use of feminine of salārius (adjective, adjectival) pertaining to salt, equivalent. to sal salt¹ + -ārius -ary
Old French saliere
salt¹ + cellar, for earlier saler saltcellar, late Middle English 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

saltcellar /ˈsɔːltˌsɛlə/ n

a small container for salt used at the table
Brit informal either of the two hollows formed above the collarbones of very slim people

Etymology: changed (through influence of cellar) from C15 salt saler; saler from Old French saliere container for salt, from Latin salārius belonging to salt, from sal salt

'saltcellar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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