Salò

See also: Appendix:Variations of "salo"

Italian

Etymology

From the Roman name, Latin Pagus Salodium, of uncertain ultimate origin. Some connect it to the name of an Etruscan queen [script needed] (Salodia); or from the noun sal (“salt”) (referring to its status as an economic capital where sea salt was deposited) or salus (“health”), referring to it being a location where Roman legions would bring wounded soldiers to recuperate during the Alpine conquest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈlɔ/^*
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: Sa‧lò

Proper noun

Salò f

1. Salo (a small town in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy)
2. (World War II) Salo Republic; Ellipsis of Repubblica di Salò (“Republic of Salo”).

Derived terms

Derived terms

• salodiano
• Repubblica di Salò

Descendants

• English: Salo

Anagrams

• Laos, sola