slalom
SLAH-luhm · noun
NorwegianEnglish
Origin
From Norwegian sla ("steep, hill side") and låm ("trail"), combined to describe a track down a slope.
This is Curio: one word's origin story, every morning. No feed, no backlog.
One short email each morning. Free; stop anytime. See a sample →
Journey
The word entered English as a term for a skiing race down a winding course marked by gates, staying close to its original sense of a trail down a steep hillside.
More words
Nearby, A–Z