What is the Latin word for brine?

The usual Latin words for “brine” are salsūra, salsāmentum, muria; also mare, lacrima, salsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“brine” in Latin

salsūraA salting salsāmentumbrine or pickle for fish; salted or pickled fish muriabrine, salt liquor, pickling maresea lacrimaa tear (drop of liquid from crying); a tear or gumdrop exuding from plants salsussalty, briny; sharp, witty

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

brine

aqua salsa.

For pickling, salsura, salsamentum, muria: figuratively, mare (salsum); lacrimae (salsae).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for brine?: The usual Latin words for “brine” are salsūra, salsāmentum, muria; also mare, lacrima, salsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.