Meaning
brine
- water saturated with salt, used for preserving or pickling food
In a sentence
Conserviamo le olive verdi in una salamoia aromatizzata con erbe.
We preserve the green olives in a brine flavored with herbs.
Preferisci il tonno al naturale o le olive in salamoia?
Do you prefer plain tuna or olives in brine?
La preparazione della salamoia richiede la giusta proporzione di sale.
Preparing the brine requires the right proportion of salt.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| salamoia | feminine · singular |
| salamoie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Most frequently encountered in the fixed prepositional phrase 'in salamoia' (in brine).