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Where does “slalom” come from?

slalom (French) comes from Norwegian slalåm, from Norwegian sla — steep, hill side.

slalom (French): slalom

Definitions

  1. slalom

Ancestry of “slalom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegianslalåm—
2Norwegianslasteep, hill side

Words derived from “slalom”

  • slalomer
Every word from Norwegian sla →