salal

noun sa·lal \sə-ˈlal, sa-\

Definition of SALAL

: a small evergreen shrub (Gaultheria shallon) of the heath family found on the Pacific coast of North America and bearing edible grape-sized dark purple berries

Origin of SALAL

Chinook Jargon, from Lower Chinook sálal

First Known Use: 1825

Rhymes with SALAL

banal, cabal, canal, Chagall, chorale, copal, corral, decal, fal-lal, grand mal, joual, La Salle, locale, mescal, morale, nopal, pall-mall, pascal, Pascal, percale, quetzal, serval, vinal

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