Hyphenation
sal·lowSynonyms
anemic,
ashen,
ashy,
bilious,
colorless,
dull,
greenish-yellow,
jaundiced,
muddy,
pallid,
pasty,
wan,
waxy,
yellowishPronunciation
Etymology
[ 'sa-(")lO ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English salowe, from Old English salu, from Proto-Germanic *salwaz (cf. Dutch zaluw, German dialect sal), from Proto-Indo-European *solhₓ- 'dirt; dirty' (cf. Welsh halog 'dirty', Latin salīva, Russian solovóĭ 'cream-colored').