different between sellar vs cellar

English

Adjective

sellar (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to the sella turcica.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Rellas, allers

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sigill?re, present active infinitive of sigill?. Compare Spanish sellar, Portuguese selar, Catalan segellar, Italian suggellare.

Verb

sellar (first-person singular indicative present sello, past participle selláu)

1. to seal (to place a seal on (a document))

Conjugation

Related terms

• sellu

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sigill?re, present active infinitive of sigill?. Compare Portuguese selar, Catalan segellar, French sceller, Italian suggellare. Cf. also the borrowed doublet sigilar.

Verb

sellar (first-person singular present sello, first-person singular preterite sellé, past participle sellado)

1. to stamp
2. to seal (place a seal on a document)
3. to seal (close with a seal or hermetically)
4. to terminate, finish, end

   Synonyms: concluir, poner fin

5. (Argentina, cooking) to seal (hotly fry or cook a piece of meat for a short time)

Conjugation

Related terms

• sello
• sellado
• sellador
• selladura
• tener los labios sellados

English

Alternative forms

• seller (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?l?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?l?/
• Rhymes: -?l?(?)
• Homophone: seller
• Hyphenation: cel?lar

Etymology 1

From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cell?rium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium.

Noun

cellar (plural cellars)

1. An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
2. A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.
3. (slang) Last place in a league or competition.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

cellar (third-person singular simple present cellars, present participle cellaring, simple past and past participle cellared)

1. (transitive) To store in a cellar.

Translations

Etymology 2

From 15th Century English saler, from French salière, from Latin salarius (“relating to salt”), from Latin sal (“salt”)

Noun

cellar (plural cellars)

1. salt cellar
2. (historical) A small dish for holding salt.

Anagrams

• caller, re-call, recall