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Etymology
Back-formation from salobrós, variant form of salabrós (“salty”).
Adjective
salobre (feminine salobra, masculine and feminine plural salobres)
- salty, brackish
- Synonym: salabrós
Derived terms
Noun
salobre m (plural salobres)
- layer of salt left after the evaporation of water
- saline efflorescence
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
salobre m or f (plural salobres)
- 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)
- 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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (of water) brackish, briny
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