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Meanings of salty in English

Portuguese
salgada

Containing salt.

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      salgada

      Engagingly stimulating or provocative.

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            Examples for "piquant"
            Examples for "piquant"
            1
            The French olives are more piquant in flavour than the larger kind.
            The Art of Living in Australia / Together with Three Hundred Aus...
            2
            You can also mix beef and pork mincemeat for a piquant result.
            The South African
            3
            His attitude, contradictory but somehow attractive-almostpiquant-wasone of glum good cheer.
            IT
            4
            The argument was close and swift, the language impassioned, the style piquant.
            Queed: A Novel
            5
            It is aromatic and piquant and not very much like the U.S.
            The Complete Book of Cheese
            Usage of salty in English
            1
            Hard; sheep; sweetish-sharp and slightly salty when fresh from the brine bath.
            The Complete Book of Cheese
            2
            Just last week, news came out that Curiosity had found something salty.
            Wired
            3
            The water is similar to that of earth, but considerably less salty.
            A Case of Conscience
            4
            If the ham is really salty, soak it in cold water overnight.
            The Irish Times
            5
            Semisoft; sour skim milk with salty flavor from curing in brine bath.
            The Complete Book of Cheese
            6
            If you pay attention to them, you'll hear some very salty language.
            The Guardian
            7
            As a result, it has become warmer, more acidic, and less salty.
            News.com.au
            8
            A light but keen and salty breath blew in from the sea.
            Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod
            9
            They were making salty jokes about their enemies in the Venetian manner.
            The World Decision
            10
            But the calories are off the scale, and it's far too salty.
            Hex and the city
            11
            Quantity is not particularly important, except for the hot and salty sauces.
            Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
            12
            The air in the room felt moist and warm, and faintly salty.
            Atonement
            13
            Crumble some salty feta over the top and add some fresh salsa.
            The Irish Times
            14
            It was an intoxicating aroma of warm, salty goodness and special occasions.
            Finger lickin' fifteen
            15
            But the rainwater tasted different, salty and vile, and I retched violently.
            Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
            16
            I love the salty character of the lamb from Connemara and Achill.
            The Irish Times
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            Translations for salty
            Portuguese
            salgadasalgado
            Salty through the time
            Salty across language varieties
            Ireland
            Common
            United States of America
            Common
            United Kingdom
            Less common