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salt-and-pepper

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having a color pattern resembling many small speckles of black and white.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • salt-and-pepper hair
  • fabric with a salt-and-pepper pattern

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 花白 (huābái) — speckled colour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 星星 — speckled colour
  • French: poivre et sel — speckled colour
  • German: graumeliert — speckled colour
  • German: angegraut — speckled colour
  • Welsh: pupur a halen — speckled colour