Topic: COOKING
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | sealt |
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salt1 S2 W3
1 [uncountable]DFC a natural white mineral that is added to food to make it taste better or to preserve it : 
This might need some salt and pepper.Could you pass the salt?
This might need some salt and pepper.Could you pass the salt?3 to not completely believe what someone tells you, because you know that they do not always tell the truth : Most of what he says should be taken with a pinch of salt.
take something with a pinch/grain of salt
informalMost of what he says should be taken with a pinch of salt.4 [countable] technicalHC a type of chemical substance that is formed when an acid is combined with a base
➔ Epsom salts, smelling salts, old salt
