са́ло

uncommon #7173C2

nounneuterinanimateuncountable

1.
salo, salt pork fat, fatback, bacon fatfood
На столе́ лежало са́ло с чёрным хле́бом.
There was salo with black bread on the table.
Especially the cured subcutaneous pork fat eaten as a traditional Russian and Ukrainian food.
2.
fat, lard, tallow, suet
Она́ жа́рила карто́шку на са́ле.
She was frying the potatoes in lard.
3.
(rare) thin broken ice, slush ice, grease icenautical
На реке́ уже́ появи́лось са́ло.
Slush ice has already appeared on the river.
Of ice beginning to form on a river or the sea.

Examples

Бабушка вытапливает сало на большой сковороде.
Grandma renders lard in a large frying pan.
Мы прокоптим сало к празднику.
We’ll smoke the pork fat for the holiday.
На столе лежал кусок копленного сала.
There was a piece of smoked pork fat on the table.
Ужаривающееся сало шипело и трещало на плите.
The lard as it fried was sizzling and crackling on the stove.
На рынке продавали свежее сало
They were selling fresh lard at the market.
Насаливавший сало мясник улыбнулся покупателям.
The butcher who had salted the pork fat smiled at the customers.
Мы засаливаем сало с чесноком и солью.
We salt lard with garlic and salt.
Она вытопила сало на медленном огне.
She rendered the lard over low heat.