roca de sal
/roka de sal/from spelling rules
The English phrase "salt rock" is translated into Spanish as roca de sal.
roca de sal refers to a naturally occurring piece of mineral composed primarily of salt.
Did you know?
- While sal is feminine in Spanish and Romanian, its closest relatives in French, Italian and Portuguese treat the word for 'salt' as masculine.
- The word sal is a linguistic mystery because while it comes from the Latin 'salem', it is not known why the noun became feminine in Spanish.
- While roca de sal refers to the mineral itself, the term salinas is often used to describe the entire complex or the landscape where these salt formations occur.
Examples in context
- Esa roca de sal es muy grande.That salt rock is very large.
- Encontré una roca de sal en la mina.I found a salt rock in the mine.
- La roca de sal tiene un color rosado.The salt rock has a pink color.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are looking at minerals in a museum.
- LucíaMira, Mateo, esta roca de sal es increíble.Look, Mateo, this salt rock is incredible.
- MateoEs verdad, tiene un color muy bonito.It's true, it has a very beautiful color.
- LucíaDicen que viene de una mina antigua.They say it comes from an ancient mine.
- MateoMe gustaría tener una así en casa.I would like to have one like that at home.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, roca, sal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
