Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saltierra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saltier-ra
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A saline deposit in the inland lakes of Mexico.

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish, from sal (“salt”) + tierra (“earth”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

saltierras (plural)

Questions

What does saltierra mean?: A saline deposit in the inland lakes of Mexico.
Where does saltierra come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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