Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salty tooth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: salty -tooth
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A liking for foods that are salty.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If you're like me and you can't choose between your salty tooth and your sweet tooth, this one's for you."
"So what's behind that insatiable sweet or salty tooth? A lot of it is genetic."
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Etymology

By analogy with sweet tooth.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

sour tooth spicy tooth sweet tooth

Questions

What does salty tooth mean?: A liking for foods that are salty.
Where does salty tooth come from?: By analogy with sweet tooth.

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