salak
/səˈlæk/
salak noun: any salak palm (Salacca zalacca), native to Indonesia; also called.
Noun
salak (plural salaks)
- Any salak palm (Salacca zalacca), native to Indonesia; also called.
- Pear-shaped fruit of this palm; also called snake fruit.
Proper noun capitalized: Salak
Salak (plural Salaks)
- A surname from Czech, Hungarian, Polish, or Slovak.
salak meaning in Malayalam, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian
salak in Malayalam
- salak fruit
- സലാക്കാ salākkā
salak in Tagalog
- salak fruit
- alimuran
salak in Malay
- salak fruit
- salak
salak in Indonesian
- salak fruit
- salak
More languagesFewer languages
- salak in Thai
- สละ sà-là
Forms of salak
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | salaks |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Salaks |
Origin of salak
From Malay salak.
Borrowed from Polish Salak, Czech and Hungarian Salák and Slovak Šalák, all from a pet form of the name Salamon. Compare Solomon, Salomon.
Phrases with salak
Questions about salak
- What does salak mean?
- Salak means any salak palm (Salacca zalacca), native to Indonesia; also called.
- What is salak in Malayalam?
- Salak in Malayalam is സലാക്കാ (salākkā). See Salak meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is salak?
- Salak can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce salak?
- Salak is pronounced /səˈlæk/.
- What is the plural of salak?
- The plural of salak is salaks.
Words near salak in the dictionary
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