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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:sŏlt
UK:sôlt
UK:/sɒlt/
UK:/sɔːlt/
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
sôltUS, no cot-caught merger
/sɔlt/US, no cot-caught merger
Canada, US, cot-caught-merger:sält
Canada, US, cot-caught-merger:/sɑlt/
Canada, US, cot-caught-merger:[sɑɫt]
Canada, US, cot-caught-merger:[sɑɫʔ]
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New-Zealand:sŏlt
New-Zealand:/sɔlt/
New-Zealand:[sɔɯ̯t]
rhymes with -ɒlt
rhymes with -ɔːlt
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of water: containing salt, saline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Why the Sea is Salt
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Treated with salt as a preservative; cured with salt, salted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
salt beef
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of land, fields etc.: flooded by the sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a salt marsh
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Of plants: growing in the sea or on land flooded by the sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
salt grass
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a salt mine
The salt factory is a key connecting element in the seawater infrastructure.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adj
Meaning 6
Bitter; sharp; pungent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adj
Meaning 7
Salacious; lecherous; lustful; (of animals) in heat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adj
Meaning 8
Costly; expensive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, colloquial
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
name
Meaning 9
Acronym of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
name
Meaning 10
A village in Salt and Enson parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9527).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
name
Meaning 11
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Near-synonyms: table salt, rock salt, road salt
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: common salt, table salt, rock salt, road salt
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
noun
Meaning 14
A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
A sailor (also old salt).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
noun
Meaning 16
A sequence of random data added to plain text data (such as passwords or messages) prior to encryption or hashing, in order to make brute force decryption more difficult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
22
noun
Meaning 22
Skepticism and common sense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, uncountable
Examples
Any politician's statements must be taken with a grain of salt, but his need to be taken with a whole shaker of salt.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
23
noun
Meaning 23
Tears; indignation; outrage; arguing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, uncountable
Examples
There was so much salt in that thread about the poor casting decision.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
24
noun
Meaning 24
The money demanded by Eton schoolboys during the montem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
25
noun
Meaning 25
A bounding; a leaping; a prance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
26
noun
Meaning 26
Acronym of state and local tax(es) [deduction], a tax deduction whereby some portion of the money paid as taxes to state and local governments is not taxed at the federal level; the tax-deductible portion is nominally capped, but the cap is circumventable via special-interest loopholes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, attributive, usually
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
27
noun
Meaning 27
Acronym of speech and language therapist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: government, healthcare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
28
noun
Meaning 28
Acronym of speech and language therapy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: government, healthcare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
29
verb
Meaning 29
To add salt to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: salt down
Antonyms: none provided
30
verb
Meaning 30
To deposit salt as a saline solution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
The brine begins to salt.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
31
verb
Meaning 31
To fill with salt between the timbers and planks for the preservation of the timber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
32
verb
Meaning 32
To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.
To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
33
verb
Meaning 33
To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.
To add bogus evidence to an archaeological site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations
43
noun
Meaning 43
white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sprinkle, splash, splosh
48
verb
Meaning 48
add salt to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: season, flavor, flavour
History
Etymology
PIE word *sḗh2l From Middle English salt, from Old English sealt, from Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh2l (“salt”). Doublet of sal, salary, and salsa, all ultimately from Latin sāl (“salt”), which it superseded as the general term for "salt". Cognate with Dutch zout, German Salz, Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish salt.
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Selte. Compare Salter. The Staffordshire village was recorded as Selte in 1086 (DB), for a salt pit or saltworks.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sel- Proto-Indo-European *-yétor Proto-Indo-European *sl̥yétor Proto-Italic *saljō?? Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin saltusbor. English salt Borrowed from Latin saltus.
Across languages
Translations
676 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Aymara:
jayuk'ara
— salty
Aymara:
jayuni
— salty
Azerbaijani:
duzlu
— salty
Catalan:
salat
— salty
Czech:
slaný
— salty
Danish:
salt
— salty
Dutch:
zout
— salty
Dutch:
zoutig
— salty
Dutch:
gezouten
— salty
Estonian:
soolane
— salty
Faroese:
saltur
— salty
Finnish:
suolainen
— salty
French:
salé
— salty
Galician:
salgado
— salty
German:
salzig
— salty
Greek:
αλμυρός
(almyrós)
— salty
Hawaiian:
pa’akai
— salty
Hungarian:
sós
— salty
Icelandic:
saltur
— salty
Italian:
salato
— salty
Kaitag:
ччуму́с
(ččumús)
— salty
Central Kurdish:
سوێر
(swêr)
— salty
Central Kurdish:
خوێواو
(xwêwaw)
— salty
Latvian:
sāļš
— salty
Macedonian:
солен
(solen)
— salty
Māori:
mātaitai
— salty
Māori:
tote
— salty
Mon:
ၜဵု
— salty
Mon:
ဍာ်ပဏုင်
— salty
Mopan Maya:
ch'ooch'
— salty
Norwegian Bokmål:
salt
— salty
Norwegian Bokmål:
saltet
— salty
Norwegian Nynorsk:
salt
— salty
Norwegian Nynorsk:
salta
— salty
Old English:
sealt
— salty
Polish:
słony
— salty
Portuguese:
salgado
— salty
Punjabi:
ਨਮਕੀਨ
(namkīn)
— salty
Romanian:
sărat
— salty
Russian:
солёный
(soljónyj)
— salty
Slovene:
slan
— salty
Spanish:
salado
— salty
Swahili:
chumvi
— salty
Swedish:
salt
— salty
Tamil:
உப்பாக
(uppāka)
— salty
Tamil:
உவர்ப்பு
(uvarppu)
— salty
Tamil:
உப்பு கரிக்க
(uppu karikka)
— salty
Tausug:
maasin
— salty
Catalan:
salí
— saline
Czech:
solný
— saline
Danish:
saltholdig
— saline
Dutch:
zout
— saline
Dutch:
zout-
— saline
Estonian:
soolane
— saline
Estonian:
soola-
— saline
Faroese:
saltkendur
— saline
Finnish:
suolainen
— saline
Finnish:
suola-
— saline
French:
salin
— saline
Galician:
salino
— saline
Greek:
αλατούχος
(alatoúchos)
— saline
Greek:
αλατώδης
(alatódis)
— saline
Italian:
salino
— saline
Macedonian:
солен
(solen)
— saline
Māori:
kurutai
— saline
Māori:
kurutaitai
— saline
Norwegian Bokmål:
saltholdig
— saline
Norwegian Nynorsk:
salthaldig
— saline
Polish:
słony
— saline
Portuguese:
salino
— saline
Russian:
солево́й
(solevój)
— saline
Russian:
соляно́й
(soljanój)
— saline
Spanish:
salino
— saline
Swahili:
chumvi
— saline
Swedish:
salthaltig
— saline
Tamil:
உப்பாக
(uppāka)
— saline
Tamil:
உவர்ப்பு
(uvarppu)
— saline
Catalan:
salí
— related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use
Finnish:
suola-
— related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use
Russian:
солево́й
(solevój)
— related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use
Russian:
соляно́й
(soljanój)
— related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use
Spanish:
salinero
— related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use
Abaza:
джькӏа
(dźkʼa)
— sodium chloride
Abkhaz:
аџьыка
(adžəkʼa)
— sodium chloride
Acehnese:
sira
— sodium chloride
Afar:
qasbó
— sodium chloride
Afrikaans:
sout
— sodium chloride
Aghwan:
𐔴𐔾
(el)
— sodium chloride
Ahom:
𑜀𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫
(küw)
— sodium chloride
Ainu:
ルル
(ruru)
— sodium chloride
Ainu:
シッポ
(sippo)
— sodium chloride
Akan:
nkyene
— sodium chloride
Akkadian:
𒁵
(ṭābtu)
— sodium chloride
Aklanon:
asin
— sodium chloride
Albanian:
kripë
— sodium chloride
Southern Altai:
тус
(tus)
— sodium chloride
Amharic:
ጨው
(č̣äw)
— sodium chloride
Arabic:
مِلْح
(milḥ)
— sodium chloride
Chadian Arabic:
ملح
(mileh)
— sodium chloride
Arabic:
ملح
(malḥ)
— sodium chloride
Arabic:
ملح
(milḥ)
— sodium chloride
Aramaic:
מלחא
(milħā’)
— sodium chloride
Aramaic:
ܡܠܚܐ
(milħā’)
— sodium chloride
Armenian:
աղ
(aġ)
— sodium chloride
Aromanian:
sari
— sodium chloride
Aromanian:
sare
— sodium chloride
Asi:
asin
— sodium chloride
Assamese:
লোণ
(lün)
— sodium chloride
Assamese:
নিমখ
(nimokh)
— sodium chloride
Asturian:
sal
— sodium chloride
Avar:
цӏан
(cʼan)
— sodium chloride
Aymara:
jayu
— sodium chloride
Azerbaijani:
دوز
(dūz)
— sodium chloride
Azerbaijani:
duz
— sodium chloride
Bahnar:
'boh
— sodium chloride
West Coast Bajau:
timus
— sodium chloride
Balinese:
uyah
— sodium chloride
Baluchi:
واد
(wád)
— sodium chloride
Bangi:
mokwa
— sodium chloride
Bashkir:
тоҙ
(toź)
— sodium chloride
Basque:
gatz
— sodium chloride
Bassa:
tɔ̃́
— sodium chloride
Belarusian:
соль
(solʹ)
— sodium chloride
Bengali:
নুন
(nun)
— sodium chloride
Bengali:
লবণ
(lobon)
— sodium chloride
Bhojpuri:
𑂢𑂴𑂢
(nūn)
— sodium chloride
Bhojpuri:
नून
(nūn)
— sodium chloride
Central Bikol:
asin
— sodium chloride
Bislama:
sol
— sodium chloride
Bole:
manda
— sodium chloride
Bouyei:
guel
— sodium chloride
Breton:
holen
— sodium chloride
Budukh:
кьел
(qʼel)
— sodium chloride
Bulgarian:
сол
(sol)
— sodium chloride
Burmese:
ဆား
(hca:)
— sodium chloride
Buryat:
дабһан
(dabhan)
— sodium chloride
Cahuilla:
íngill
— sodium chloride
Carpathian Rusyn:
соль
(solʹ)
— sodium chloride
Carpathian Rusyn:
сіль
(silʹ)
— sodium chloride
Catalan:
sal
— sodium chloride
Cebuano:
asin
— sodium chloride
Central Atlas Tamazight:
ⵜⵉⵙⵏⵜ
(tisnt)
— sodium chloride
Chagatai:
توز
(twz)
— sodium chloride
Eastern Cham:
ꨦꨣꨩ
(ssara’)
— sodium chloride
Chamicuro:
mamola
— sodium chloride
Chechen:
туьха
(tüxa)
— sodium chloride
Chepang:
छेः
(chhe')
— sodium chloride
Cherokee:
ᎠᎹ
(ama)
— sodium chloride
Cherokee:
ᎹᎹ
(mama)
— sodium chloride
Chichewa:
mchere
— sodium chloride
Tedim Chin:
ci
— sodium chloride
Chinese Cantonese:
鹽 /盐
(jim4)
— sodium chloride
Chinese:
ян
(ian)
— sodium chloride
Eastern Min Chinese:
鹽 /盐
(sièng/ièng)
— sodium chloride
Gan Chinese:
鹽 /盐
(ien4)
— sodium chloride
Hakka Chinese:
鹽 /盐
(yàm)
— sodium chloride
Chinese:
鹽 /盐
(iâm)
— sodium chloride
Jin Chinese:
鹹鹽 /咸盐
(xie1 ie1)
— sodium chloride
Jin Chinese:
鹽 /盐
(ie1)
— sodium chloride
Chinese Mandarin:
鹽 /盐
(yán)
— sodium chloride
Chinese Mandarin:
食鹽 /食盐
(shíyán)
— sodium chloride
Chinese Mandarin:
鹽巴 /盐巴
(yánbā)
— sodium chloride
Northern Min Chinese:
鹽 /盐
(îng)
— sodium chloride