salio

B2 · adj

Salian

🧂 salio sounds like sal-yo: sal = salt, so salted or salty-tasting

Spanish salio (adj, 'salty') comes from sal, meaning salt, plus the adjective ending. Link the sound sal- to the English words salt and salad, which also come from Latin sal. Match the sal- chunk to salt and the meaning follows.

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