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French
Etymology
From Old French saumastre, from Vulgar Latin *salmaster, alteration of Latin salmacidus (“salty and bitter”), from salgama (“salted pickle”) + acidus (“bitter”). Doublet of saumache.
Pronunciation
Adjective
saumâtre (plural saumâtres)
- unpleasantly salty
- (of water) brackish
- (of a joke, an impression) nasty, unpleasant
- (of character) bitter
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