insalare

Italian

Etymology

in- (derivational prefix) +‎ sale (“salt”) +‎ -are (1^st conjugation verbal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.saˈla.re/
• Hyphenation: in‧sa‧là‧re

Verb

insalare

1. (transitive, rare) to season with salt; to salt

   Synonym: salare

2. (transitive, poetic) to cause to become salt or saline
3. (transitive, figurative, archaic) to regulate wisely

Derived terms

• insalarsi
• insalata

References

• insalare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana