salty
pronunciation
How to pronounce salty in British English:
UK [ˈsɔːlti]
How to pronounce salty in American English:
US [ˈsɔːlti]
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- Adjective:
- engagingly stimulating or provocative
- containing salt
- one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water
Word Origin
- salty (adj.)
- mid-15c., "tasting of salt, impregnated with salt," from salt (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "racy" is from 1866, from salt in the sense of "that which gives life or pungency" (1570s, originally of words or wit). Meaning "racy, sexy" is from 1866. U.S. slang sense of "angry, irritated" is first attested 1938 (probably from similar use with regard to sailors, "tough, aggressive," attested by 1920), especially in phrase jump salty "to unexpectedly become enraged." Related: Saltily.
Example
- 1. They drank sweet water after the salty sea one .
- 2. The water should taste salty - almost like sea water .
- 3. The ash might be salty or sweet , blackish or white .
- 4. One such substitute was a salty paste of fermented grains , an early precursor of modern soy sauce .
- 5. A little sweet , a little salty , the braised pork rice is comfort food perfected .