salobre

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Catalan

Etymology

Back-formation from salobrós, variant form of salabrós (salty).

Adjective

salobre (feminine salobra, masculine and feminine plural salobres)

  1. salty, brackish
    Synonym: salabrós

Derived terms

Noun

salobre m (plural salobres)

  1. layer of salt left after the evaporation of water
  2. saline efflorescence

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: sa‧lo‧bre

Adjective

salobre m or f (plural salobres)

  1. Alternative form of salobro

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from Latin salebrōsus (rough, rugged), from salebra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈlobɾe/
  • Rhymes: -obɾe
  • Syllabification: sa‧lo‧bre

Adjective

salobre m or f (masculine and feminine plural salobres)

  1. salty
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Después de atravesar un puente de madera, que sumerge en el salobre fango sus podridos pilotes, subimos una cuesta (casi estamos ya en Ficóbriga), desde la cual se ve la ría, dando vueltas como si no supiera a dónde va, ni dónde está el mar que la espera, metiéndose en todos los charcos de las marismas cuando hay marea, y huyendo de ellos aprisa desde que empieza la baja.
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  2. (of water) brackish, briny

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