fleur de sel

English

Etymology

French fleur (“flower”) + de (“from or of”) + sel (“salt”); literally, “salt flower” or “salt blossom.”

Noun

fleur de sel (plural fleurs de sel)

  1. Floating salt crystals skimmed from the surface of evaporating ponds.
    • 2002: “Egyptian salt from Alexandria was highly appreciated, especially their fleur de sel, the light crystals skimmed off the surface of the water.” - Mark Kurlansky, Salt: A World History
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.