salal
noun
salal is spelled S-A-L-A-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, salal means “A leathery-leaved North American shrub, Gaultheria shallon, with edible sepals and leaves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of salal is salals.
How many letters and syllables are in salal?
| Letters | 5: S-A-L-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is salal?
Salal appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of salal
- salals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A leathery-leaved North American shrub, Gaultheria shallon, with edible sepals and leaves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does salal come from?
Borrowed from Chinook Jargon from Chinook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).