OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 3853

salt

/sɒlt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
salado • salino
Of water: containing salt, saline.
After a few days of north-west wind, the waters of the Gordon will be found salt for twelve miles up from the bar.
Why the Sea is Salt
salinero
Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.
The salt factory is a key connecting element in the seawater infrastructure.
a salt mine
Word forms
📚 noun • entry_id 3852

salt

/sɒlt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sal • salcita • salecita
A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.
Near-synonyms: table salt, rock salt, road salt
Take gode almaunde mylke y-draw wyth wyn, an let hem boyle to-gederys, an caste þer-to Safroun an Salt; […]
sal
One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 3854

salt

/sɒlt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
salar
To add salt to.
to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter