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fleurs de sel

fleurs de sel is the plural of fleur de sel.

Meaning of fleur de sel

Noun

fleur de sel (usually uncountable, plural fleurs de sel)

  1. (usually) Floating salt crystals skimmed from the surface of evaporation ponds, used in cooking.
    • Egyptian salt from Alexandria was highly appreciated, especially their fleur de sel, the light crystals skimmed off the surface of the water.2002, Mark Kurlansky, Salt: A World History

Questions about fleurs de sel

What is fleurs de sel the plural of?
Fleurs de sel is the plural of fleur de sel.

Words near fleurs de sel in the dictionary

  1. fleurettée
  2. Fleuri
  3. fleuron
  4. fleurons
  5. fleurs
  6. fleurs de sel
  7. fleurs-de-lis
  8. fleurs-de-lys
  9. Fleurville
  10. fleury
  11. Fleury-les-Aubrais

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