salmuera

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin salimuria, from Latin sal + muria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /salˈmweɾa/
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: sal‧mue‧ra

Noun

salmuera f (plural salmueras)

  1. salt water, brine
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael, Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      En una de esas inspecciones, el capataz cogió un asador y lo tendió para que una moza arremangada, y de brazo tan tostado como la carne con pelo, echase la salmuera
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