See also: Salzen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German salzen, from Old High German salzan, from Proto-Germanic *saltaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzalt͡sn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: sal‧zen

Verb

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salzen (weak or mixed, third-person singular present salzt, past tense salzte, past participle gesalzen or (rare) gesalzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to salt (something) for flavor; to season
    Hast du das Fleisch schon gesalzen?
    Have you already salted the meat?
  2. (transitive) to preserve (something) with salt

Usage notes

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  • The usual past participle is gesalzen. The form gesalzt is rare.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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