brackish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrækɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbrækɪʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(brak′ish)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
brack•ish /ˈbrækɪʃ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. slightly salty or briny:brackish water.
brack•ish•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
brack•ish  (brak′ish),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. slightly salt;
    having a salty or briny flavor.
  2. distasteful;
    unpleasant.
  • Dutch brak salty + -ish1
  • 1530–40
brack′ish•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
brackish / ˈbrækɪʃ/
  1. (of water) slightly briny or salty
Etymology: 16th Century: from Middle Dutch brac salty; see -ishˈbrackishness
'brackish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
archerfish - brak - chott - cyprinodont - diamondback - flamingo - glassfish - goby - inconnu - killifish - mummichog - poeciliid - salinization - seaweed - shore bug - solar still - stagnant - terrapin - threespine stickleback

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