slalom
SLAH-luhm · noun
NorwegianEnglish
Origin
From Norwegian sla ("steep, hill side") and låm ("trail"), combined to describe a track down a slope.
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.
Related words
No other English cognates are given in the facts beyond its Norwegian source words.
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