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brackish

brac·kish

UK/ˈbɹækɪʃ/ US/ˈbrækɪʃ/ fairly common

adjective

1.

slightly salty

  • “a brackish lagoon”
  • “the briny deep”
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Origin

From Scottish brack (from Middle Dutch brac (“brackish”)) + -ish. Cognate with Dutch brak (“brackish”), German Low German brack, brakerg, brakig (“brackish”), German brackig (“brackish”), Danish brak (“brackish”), Swedish bräck (“brackish”), Norwegian brakk (“brackish”). Perhaps a distant doublet of brook.

Phrases

  • brackish water

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