BRINE
What does "BRINE" mean?
Water strongly saturated with salt, used for preserving or flavoring food.
Meanings
- A solution of salt in water, used to preserve or season food. The pickles sat in brine for a week.
- Sea water, or the sea itself. The sailors were thrown into the cold brine. literary
- To soak food in a salt solution before cooking. Brine the turkey overnight for a juicier roast.
Did you know?
- Brining a turkey keeps it juicy because the salt restructures muscle proteins so they trap water during roasting - it isn't just soaking, it's chemistry.
Word origin
From Old English 'bryne', a salt solution, of obscure origin and found in related forms in Dutch and Low German.
Remember it
BRINE = Briny water Rich In Natural Electrolytes - the salty bath that saves your food.
A little poem
Salt finds the soft flesh-
a week submerged in the cold,
winter learns to keep.
haiku
Wordplay
- The cucumber went swimming in salt water and came back a totally different person - talk about a brine-changing experience.
What it teaches
Some things only keep their flavor once they've been soaked in something harsh.
Quick facts
What does BRINE mean?
Water strongly saturated with salt, used for preserving or flavoring food.
Is BRINE a valid word?
Yes — BRINE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BRINE?
BRINE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BRINE come from?
From Old English 'bryne', a salt solution, of obscure origin and found in related forms in Dutch and Low German.
What can BRINE teach us?
Some things only keep their flavor once they've been soaked in something harsh.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.