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sel

¹ American

[sel] / sɛl /

noun

Scot.

self.

SEL ² American

abbreviation

social-emotional learning.

sel. ³ American

abbreviation

select.
selected.
selection; selections.

sel British

/ sɛl /

noun

a Scot word for self

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The naan selection alone is worth exploring, ranging from classic plain and garlic cilantro to more adventurous versions like goat cheese with togarashi and black truffle with fleur de sel.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

This bar combines peanut butter and crispy rice with milk chocolate, fleur de sel caramel and Mayana's signature 66% dark chocolate.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2022

There were small dollops of caramel and a sprinkling of fleur de sel.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2021

A meal begins with complimentary sel roti — rings of honey-sweetened rice bread — accompanied by a bowl of fermented daikon, slick with mustard oil and tossed with both mustard and fenugreek seeds.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021

They'll cost nothing, and I can sel ’em at full prices in England.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

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