saltine
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saltine
- /sɔlˈtin/ US
- /sɑlˈtin/ US
Where it comes from
Genericized trademark. Originally a US brand name in the late 1800s, presumably salt + -ine.
noun saltines
- A thin, crisp, salted, customarily white-colored cracker; a soda cracker; a soda biscuit.
- A euphemism for cracker ("white person").
Translations
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noun salty cracker
| Español | galleta de soda, galleta de agua, saltina |
|---|---|
| Français | craquelin, biscuit soda |
| Deutsch | Cracker |
| Italiano | cracker |
Talk about this word "saltine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saltine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. saltine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saltine "saltine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saltine.Cite this
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title = {saltine},
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