saltine

sal·tine

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sawl-teen]
- /sɔlˈtin/
- /sˈɒltiːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawl-teen]
- /sɔlˈtin/

Definitions of saltine word

noun saltine a crisp, salted cracker. 1
countable noun saltine A saltine is a thin square biscuit with salt baked into its surface. 0
noun saltine a thin square biscuit with salt baked into its surface 0
noun saltine a flat, crisp cracker with grains of salt baked into its surface 0

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Origin of saltine

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10; salt1 + -ine2

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Parts of speech for Saltine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Saltine

saltine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for saltine

noun saltine

biscuit — A biscuit is a small flat cake that is crisp and usually sweet.
cracker — A cracker is a thin, crisp biscuit which is often eaten with cheese.
hardtack — a hard, saltless biscuit, formerly much used aboard ships and for army rations.
hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.

All 4 Synonyms of saltine