Main Entry:

³salt

Function:

adjective

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: saline, salty b: being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is suggestive of seawater — compare bitter, sour, sweet2: cured or seasoned with salt : salted <salt cod>3: overflowed with salt water <a salt pond>4: sharp, pungent

— salt·ness noun