brine
To preserve food in a salt solutionTo preserve food in a salt solution.
» The olives are subsequently placed in brine.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To preserve food in a salt solution.
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соли́тьsolítʹ, засоли́тьzasolítʹ
(transitive)To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution.
- soak in brine
Examples
3 sentencesThe olives are subsequently placed in brine.
Tunnels within sea ice called brine channels house bacteria and algae that feed flatworms and other tunnel-dwelling creatures.
Tom put some hard-boiled eggs in a jar, boiled some pickle brine, and poured it over the eggs.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English brine, bryne, from Old English brīne, from Proto-West Germanic *brīnā,From Middle English brine, bryne, from Old English brīne, from Proto-West Germanic *brīnā, from Proto-Germanic *brīnǭ (“salt water, brine”) (compare Scots brime, West Frisian brein, Dutch brijn (“brine”), West Flemish brijne), of unknown ultimate origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (“to cut, maim”).
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Forms
brines, brining, brined, brinedAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle