How to pronounce salver
American English pronunciation
SAL-ver
- IPA
- /ˈsælvɚ/
- Syllables
- SAL · ver (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What salver means
A flat tray, often silver, for serving or handing things
In a sentence: The butler carried the letters to the table on a shiny salver.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Spanish word for tasting food before it was served to an important person, from a verb meaning "to save." The tray was used to hand the food over.
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