brackish

== English == === Etymology === From Scottish brack (from Middle Dutch brac (“brackish”)) +‎ -ish. Cognate with Dutch brak (“brackish”), German Low German brack, brakerg, brakig (“brackish”), German brackig (“brackish”), Danish brak (“brackish”), Swedish bräck (“brackish”), Norwegian brakk (“brackish”). Perhaps a distant doublet of brook. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹækɪʃ/ Rhymes: -ækɪʃ === Adjective === brackish (comparative more brackish, superlative most brackish) (of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries. 1992, Joyce Carol Oates, Black Water, Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 4. On all sides a powerful brackish marshland odor, the odor of damp, and decay, and black earth, black water. 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, Random House. The water we took on at Chatham Isle is now brackish & without a dash of brandy in it, my stomach rebels. Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste. Repulsive (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====