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)

salty and bitter
(of water) brackish
(of character) bitter

Further reading

“saumâtre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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