saumâtre

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *salmaster, from Latin salmacidus (“salty and bitter”), from salgama (“salted pickle”) + acidus (“bitter”).

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Adjective

saumâtre (plural saumâtres)

1. salty and bitter
2. (of water) brackish
3. (of character) bitter

Further reading

• “saumâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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