brackish

ˈbrækɪʃ

Definition

Definition of brackish - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

water

TECH.

slightly salty, often from seawater and freshwater mix

TECH.

The river flows into a brackish lagoon.

saline

saltish

sensationunpleasant or distasteful to the senses

The soup had a brackish taste.

distasteful

off-putting

unpleasant

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brackish water

water with saltiness between fresh and seawater

Brackish water is found where rivers meet the sea.

Origin of brackish

Middle Dutch, brak (salty)

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mangrove swamp

nature

coastal wetland area covered with mangrove trees and salty or brackish water

seaweed

marine

multicellular algae growing in salt marshes or brackish water

pondwort

horned pondweed

plant found in fresh to brackish waters

sea milkwort

marsh herb

fleshy herb found in brackish marshes with pink or white flowers

terrapin

animals

small North American turtles in brackish or fresh water

Examples of brackish in a sentence

Brackish ponds are home to unique wildlife.
The brackish odor of the room was overwhelming.
She found the brackish texture of the dish unappetizing.

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French:saumâtre, désagréable, ...
German:brackig, widerlich, ...
Italian:salmastra, ...
Spanish:salobre, ...
Portuguese:salgado, desagradável, ...
Chinese:微咸的, 令人不快的, ...
Japanese:汽水の, 不快な, ...
Arabic:مِلْحِي, كَرِيه, ...
Hebrew:מָלִיחַ, דּוֹחֶה, ...
Russian:солоноватый, неприятный, ...
Ukrainian:солонуватий, ...
Hindi:खारा, कड़वा, ...
Bengali:হালকা লবণাক্ত, অরুচিকর, ...
Catalan:salobre, desagradable, ...
Czech:brakický, nechutný, ...
Danish:brak, ubehagelig, ...
Dutch:brak, ...
Greek:υφάλμυρος, δυσάρεστος, ...
Hungarian:félsós, kellemetlen, ...
Khmer:ប្រៃបន្តិច, មិនឆ្ងាញ់, ...
Korean:약간 짠, 불쾌한, ...
Persian:نیمه‌شور, نامطبوع, ...
Polish:słonawy, nieprzyjemny, ...
Portuguese (BR):salgado, desagradável, ...
Romanian:sărat, neplăcut, ...
Swedish:bräckt, besk, ...
Thai:กร่อย, ไม่พึงประสงค์, ...
Turkish:hafif tuzlu, tatsız, ...
Vietnamese:lợ, khó chịu, ...

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