brine
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brine¹
- /ˈbɹaɪ̯n/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈbɹaːn/
- /ˈbɹɑ̟ɪ̯n/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈbɹɒ̈ɪ̯n/ Australia, New Zealand
Sounds like brown (General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization) · Rhymes with -aɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English brine, bryne, from Old English brīne, from Proto-West Germanic *brīnā, from Proto-Germanic *brīnǭ (“salt water, brine”) (compare Scots brime, West Frisian brein, Dutch brijn (“brine”), West Flemish brijne), of unknown ultimate origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (“to cut, maim”).
Cognates include Old Irish ro·bria (“may hurt, damage”), Latin friāre (“to rub, crumble”), Slovene bríti (“to shave, shear”), Albanian brej (“to gnaw”), Sanskrit बृणाति (bṛṇā́ti, “they injure, hurt”).
Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *mriHnós, from *móri (compare Latin marīnus).
noun brines
- Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling. Do you want a can of tuna in oil or in brine?
- The sea or ocean; the water of the sea. Ariell: Not a ſoule But felt a Feauer of the madde, and plaid Some tricks of deſperation ; all but Mariners Plung'd in the foaming bryne, and quit the veſſell ; Then all a fire with me the Kings ſonne Ferdinand With haire vp-ſtaring (then like reeds, not haire) Was the firſt man that leapt ; c
verb brines · brining · brined
- To preserve food in a salt solution.
- To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution.
Opposite: debrine, desalinate
Brine²
Where it comes from
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Bruin.
* As an English surname, possibly from Old English bryne (“burning”).
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: saltwater, seawater, ocean, saline, marinade, salt water, salt-water, sea liquor, bay salt, salting, brack, briney, salt meat, saltery, salt beef, pickle-herring
verb
Opposite: debrine, desalinate
Translations
Every language
noun salt water
| Español | salmuera, aguasal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소금물 sogeummul |
| 日本語 | 塩水, ブライン burain |
| 中文 | 鹽水 /盐水 yánshuǐ, 鹹水 /咸水 xiánshuǐ |
| Português | salmoura, água salgada |
| Français | saumure |
| Deutsch | Sole, Salzbrühe, Lake |
| Italiano | salamoia |
| Ελληνικά | άλμη álmi, άρμη ármi, σαλαμούρα salamoúra |
| Română | saramură |
| Русский | рассо́л rassól, рапа́ rapá |
| Tiếng Việt | nước muối, nước dưa |
| العربية | أُجَاج ʔujāj, صِير ṣīr, بُنّ bunn, مُرِّيّ murriyy |
noun the sea or ocean
| Español | agua de mar, agua marina, agua marítima |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해수 haesu, 바닷물 badanmul |
| 日本語 | 海水 kaisui |
| 中文 | 海水 hǎishuǐ |
| Deutsch | Meerwasser, Salzwasser |
| Русский | мо́ре móre, океа́н okeán, морска́я вода́ morskája vodá, солёная вода́ soljónaja vodá, рапа́ rapá |
verb to preserve food in a salt solution
| Español | poner en salmuera, salar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 醃製 /腌制 yānzhì |
| Português | salmourar |
| Français | saumurer |
| Deutsch | pökeln |
| Italiano | mettere in salamoia |
| Română | saramura |
| Русский | соли́ть solítʹ, засоли́ть zasolítʹ |
Talk about this word "brine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. brine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brine "brine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brine.Cite this
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title = {brine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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