Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Basque, Spanish Pronounced Pron. /sa.la.ˈθaɾ/(European Spanish) /sa.la.ˈsaɾ/(Latin American Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Spanish sala meaning "hall" and Basque zahar meaning "old". It can also refer to the town of Salazar in Burgos, Spain, which is of the same origin. Categories age, dictators, Guatemalan heads of state, structures, towns, Will and Grace characters