Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saltine

/sɔlˈtin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
saltine
IPA
/sɔlˈtin/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin, crisp, salted, customarily white-colored cracker; a soda cracker; a soda biscuit.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

A euphemism for cracker ("white person").

Canadian usage; American usage

Etymology

Genericized trademark. Originally a US brand name in the late 1800s, presumably salt + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɔlˈtin/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

saltines (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce saltine?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɔlˈtin/.
What does saltine mean?
A thin, crisp, salted, customarily white-colored cracker; a soda cracker; a soda biscuit.
Where does saltine come from?
Genericized trademark. Originally a US brand name in the late 1800s, presumably salt + -ine.

How to pronounce saltine

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