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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
salt cellar
ˈsalt cellar [salt cellar salt cellars] BrE NAmE noun 1. (BrE) (NAmE ˈsalt shaker)a small container for salt, usually with one hole in the top, that is used at the table ![](img/dict/f/z_diningroom_labels_comp.jpg) 2. (NAmE)a small open dish containing salt Word Origin: late Middle English: from ↑salt + obsolete saler, from Old French salier ‘salt-box’, from Latin salarium, originally denoting a Roman soldier's allowance to buy salt, from sal ‘salt’. The change in spelling of the second word was due to association with ↑cellar.
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