Salleting is a rare culinary term used to describe the act of preparing a salad. The word is derived from the Middle English word "sallet" meaning salad. It is pronounced /sælɪtɪŋ/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The spelling of this word follows the rules of English orthography where double consonants usually indicate a short vowel sound preceding it. Thus, in salleting, the double "l" implies a short "a" sound before it, resulting in the pronunciation /sælɪtɪŋ/.