Brackish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture

slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɪtʃuːtˈænɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈeɪdʒstə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈeɪdʒstə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɪtʃuːtˈænɪk/.

Examples

a thin brackish gruel
a brackish lagoon
the briny deep

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

briny

Parts of Speech

adjective	distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture “a thin brackish gruel”
adjective	slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) “a brackish lagoon”

Word Forms

brackishness	noun	the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water
briny	noun	any very large body of (salt) water
brine	noun	water containing salts
brininess	noun	the relative proportion of salt in a solution

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

brackig

geschmacklos und unangenehm; verwöhnt durch Mischung

🇫🇷French

saumâtre

déplaisant et désagréable; gâché par le mélange

🇪🇸Spanish

salobre

desagradable y desagradable; estropeado por la mezcla

🇮🇹Italian

salmastro

sgradevole e sgradevole; rovinato dalla miscela

🇳🇱Dutch

brak

onsmakelijk en onaangenaam; bedorven door mengsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

salgado

desagradável e desagradável; estragado pela mistura

🇷🇺Russian

солоноватый

неприятный и неприятный; испорчен смесью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नुनखरा

अरुचिकर और अप्रिय; मिश्रण से खराब हो गया

🇧🇩Bengali

লোনা

অস্বস্তিকর এবং অপ্রীতিকর; মিশ্রণ দ্বারা নষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

உப்புத்தன்மை

விரும்பத்தகாத மற்றும் விரும்பத்தகாத; கலவையால் கெட்டுப்போனது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉప్పునీరు

అసహ్యకరమైన మరియు అసహ్యకరమైన; మిశ్రమం ద్వారా చెడిపోయిన

🇮🇳Marathi

खारा

अप्रिय आणि अप्रिय; मिश्रणाने खराब केले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખારું

અપ્રિય અને અપ્રિય; મિશ્રણ દ્વારા બગડેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪ್ಪುಸಹಿತ

ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ ಮತ್ತು ಅಹಿತಕರ; ಮಿಶ್ರಣದಿಂದ ಹಾಳಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപ്പുവെള്ളം

അരോചകവും അരോചകവും; മിശ്രിതം കൊണ്ട് കേടായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਰੇ

ਅਸੁਵਿਧਾਜਨਕ ਅਤੇ ਕੋਝਾ; ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਖਰਾਬ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمکین

ناگوار اور ناخوشگوار؛ مرکب سے خراب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

微咸的

令人厌恶和不愉快的；被混合物损坏

🇯🇵Japanese

汽水っぽい

不快で不快な。混合物によって損なわれる

🇰🇷Korean

소금기 있는

불쾌하고 불쾌한; 혼합물로 인해 손상됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nước lợ

khó chịu và khó chịu; bị hư hỏng bởi hỗn hợp

🇹🇭Thai

กร่อย

น่ารังเกียจและไม่เป็นที่พอใจ; นิสัยเสียด้วยส่วนผสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

payau

tidak menyenangkan dan tidak menyenangkan; dimanjakan oleh campuran

🇵🇭Filipino

maalat-alat

hindi kasiya-siya at hindi kasiya-siya; nasisira ng timpla

🇲🇾Malay

payau

tidak menyenangkan dan tidak menyenangkan; rosak oleh campuran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مالح

مقيتة وغير سارة. مدلل بالخليط

🇮🇷Persian

شور

ناخوشایند و ناخوشایند؛ با مخلوط خراب شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

acı

nahoş ve nahoş; karışımdan bozulmuş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מליחים

לא טעים ולא נעים; מתקלקל בתערובת

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