salt

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /sɑlt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /sɒlt/

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Noun

Singular salt

Plural salts

salt, pepper & sugar

1. (countable & uncountable) Salt is a strong-tasting white powder used to improve the flavor of food or to preserve it. Salt is made from sodium and chlorine (chemical formula: NaCl).

   I added salt to my food.

Related words

• salty
• salinity

Verb

Plain form salt

Third-person singular salts

Past tense salted

Past participle salted

Present participle salting

1. (transitive) When you salt something, you add salt to it.

   Please help me salt the fish for tonight's dinner.