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, sweet
2 : cured or seasoned with salt : salted <salt cod>
3 : overflowed with salt water <a salt pond>
4 : sharp, pungent

— salt·ness noun