Meaning
salt
In a sentence
Passami il sale, per favore.
Pass me the salt, please.
Hai messo troppo sale nella pasta?
Did you put too much salt in the pasta?
Oggi la zuppa non ha abbastanza sale.
Today the soup doesn't have enough salt.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sale | masculine · singular |
| sali | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually uncountable: use del sale, poco sale, troppo sale. For types, plural sali appears mainly in chemistry or technical contexts.
- In recipes and on tables, sale means table salt generally; specific kinds need modifiers: sale grosso, sale fino, sale marino.
- Don't confuse sale with salato: sale is the ingredient, while salato means salty.