bay salt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bey sawlt]
- /beɪ sɔlt/
- /beɪ sɔːlt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bey sawlt]
- /beɪ sɔlt/

Definitions of bay salt words

noun bay salt salt derived by evaporating seawater in the sun. 1
noun bay salt Salt obtained from seawater by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun. 0

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Origin of bay salt

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75

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Parts of speech for Bay salt

noun

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bay salt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bay salt usage trend in Literature

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