fleur de sel
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French fleur de sel (literally “salt flower, salt blossom”).
Noun[edit]
fleur de sel (plural fleurs de sel)
- Floating salt crystals skimmed from the surface of evaporation ponds, used in cooking.
- 2002, Mark Kurlansky, Salt: A World History:
- Egyptian salt from Alexandria was highly appreciated, especially their fleur de sel, the light crystals skimmed off the surface of the water.
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Further reading[edit]
- fleur de sel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “salt flower”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fleur de sel f (plural fleurs de sel)
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