# fleur de sel

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Floating salt crystals skimmed from the surface of evaporation ponds, used in cooking.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French fleur de sel (literally “salt flower, salt blossom”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fleur-de-sel