oversalt

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ salt.

Verb

oversalt (third-person singular simple present oversalts, present participle oversalting, simple past and past participle oversalted)

1. (cooking) To add too much salt to (something)
   • 1988 July 15, Sondra Rosenberg, “Restaurant Tours: Brazil, Portugal, and Albany Park”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     On one occasion the caldo verde succeeded admirably, flavors and texture nicely balanced; on another, the sausage had unaccountably been omitted and the broth oversalted.

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