n.
A tray for serving food or drinks.
[Alteration of French salve, from Spanish salva, tasting of food to detect poison, salver, from salvar, to save, taste food to detect poison, from Late Latin salvāre, to save. See salvage.]
salver
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sal·ver (săl'vər) 
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n.
A tray for serving food or drinks.
| Wordsmith Words: salver |
(SAL-vuhr)
noun
A serving tray.
Etymology
From French salve, from Spanish salva (tasting of food to detect presence of poison), from salva (save), from Latin salvare (to save). Another term for this former practice of sampling food is credence
"Among the items allegedly stolen were a silver salver that was a Christmas gift to a royal princess in 1826, and is presumably of great value." — T.R. Reid, Britons Left to Ponder: Did the Butler Do It?; Diana's Servant Charged in Theft; The Washington Post; Aug 17, 2001.
| WordNet: salver |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver
| Wikipedia: Salver |
A salver is a flat tray of silver or other metal used for carrying or serving glasses, cups and dishes at table or for the presenting of a letter or card by a servant. In a royal or noble household the fear of poisoning led to the custom of tasting the food or drink before it was served to the master and his guests; this was known as the assay of meat and drink, and in Spanish was called salva. Salvar is to preserve from risk, from the Latin salvare, to save. The term salva was also applied to the dish or tray on which the food or drink was presented after the tasting process. There seems no doubt that this Spanish word is the source of the English salver; a parallel is found in the origin of the term credenza.
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| Translations: Salver |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - serveringsbakke
Français (French)
n. - plateau
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δίσκος (επισκεπτηρίων ή σερβιρίσματος ποτών)
Português (Portuguese)
n. - salva de prata (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - bandeja, salvilla
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - serveringsbricka
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
浅盘, 托盘, 盆子
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 淺盤, 托盤, 盆子
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 금속제 쟁반, 명함 그릇
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) صينيه, طبق
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