salt shaker
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salt shaker
- /ˈsɔltˌʃeɪkɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪkə(ɹ)
noun salt shakers · saltshaker
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A small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.
Near-synonym: salt cellar
Similar: Lot's wife, salt cellar
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noun a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling
| Español | salero, potorro, potorro salino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소금통 sogeumtong, 소금병 sogeumbyeong |
| 日本語 | 塩入れ shioire |
| 中文 | 鹽瓶 /盐瓶 yánpíng |
| Português | saleiro |
| Français | salière |
| Deutsch | Salzstreuer, Salzfässchen |
| Italiano | saliera, spargisale |
| Ελληνικά | αλατιέρα alatiéra |
| Română | solniță |
| Русский | соло́нка solónka |
| العربية | رَشَّاشَةْ الْمِلْح raššāšat al-milḥ |
| עברית | מלחייה \ מִלְחִיָּה milkhiyá |
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title = {salt shaker},
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