sallow

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsæləʊ/
• Rhymes: -æləʊ

Etymology 1

From Middle English salowe, from Old English salu, from Proto-Germanic *salwaz (compare Dutch zaluw, dialectal German sal), from Proto-Indo-European *solH- (compare Welsh halog, Latin salīva, Russian соловый (solóvyj, “cream-colored”)).

Adjective

sallow (comparative sallower, superlative sallowest)

1. Having a grayish, yellow-green hue.
2. Dirty; murky.

Translations

having a grayish, yellow-green hue

• Czech: zažloutlý (cs)
• Finnish: kellertävä (fi), harmaankeltainen (fi)
• Greek: ωχρός (el) (ochrós) m, χλωμός (el) (chlomós) m

• Russian: землистый (ru) (zemlistyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: odhar (gd)

dirty

Etymology 2

From Middle English salwe, from Old English sealh, from Proto-Germanic *salhaz, masculine variant of *salhō, *salhjōn (compare Low German Sal, Saal; Swedish sälg), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂lk-, *sh₂lik- (compare Welsh helyg, Latin salix), probably originally a borrowing from some other language.

Noun

Wikipedia sallow (plural sallows)

1. A European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.
2. Willow twigs.
   • Fawkes

     Bend the pliant sallow to a shield.

   • Emerson

     The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb.

Translations

Salix caprea

• Finnish: raita (fi)
• Greek: ιτιά (el) (itiá) f

• Russian: ива козья f
• Serbo-Croatian: iva (sh) f

Derived terms

• grey sallow
• sallow flute

Anagrams

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