noun
salsūra
Meaning
- A salting
salsūra, ae, f. salsus.
I. Abstr.
A. A salting, pickling:
de sucidiā et salsurā faciendā, Col. 12, 55, 1.—* B. Transf., in comic lang.:
ita meae animae salsura evenit, i. e. I am in such an ill-humor, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 35.—II. Concr.
A. Brine, pickle, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 18; Col. 12, 48, 5.—
B. Pickled or salted fish (syn. salsamentum):
pabula salsurae, Col. 8, 17, 13.