saumâtre

== French == === Etymology === From Old French saumastre, from Vulgar Latin *salmaster, alteration of Latin salmacidus (“salty and bitter”), from salgama (“salted pickle”) +‎ acidus (“bitter”). Doublet of saumache. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /so.matʁ/ ~ /so.mɑtʁ/ === Adjective === saumâtre (plural saumâtres) unpleasantly salty (of water) brackish (of a joke, an impression) nasty, unpleasant (of character) bitter === Further reading === “saumâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === amateurs