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brackish

Adjective

IPA /ˈbrækɪʃ/

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Containing enough salt to give water a slightly salty, often unpleasant taste.

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brackish/ˈbrækɪʃ/

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Fresh water meets seawater
The mixture is slightly salty

Brackish water is somewhat salty, often where fresh water and seawater mix.

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The guide explained why the lagoon's water was brackish.
The students compared fresh and brackish water samples in class.

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brackish — Containing enough salt to give water a slightly salty, often unpleasant taste.

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Containing enough salt to give water a slightly salty, often unpleasant taste.

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Word origin

From an older word brack, meaning salty, borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German.

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Brackish water, brackish lagoons and brackish marshes are common combinations.

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