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salt shaker

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɔltˌʃeɪkɚ

Definitions

A small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.

Equivalents

28 more languages
Azərbaycan diliduzqabınəməkdan
Bosanskituzluk
Catalàsaler
Ελληνικάαλατιέρα
فارسینمکدان
Galegosaleiro
Hrvatskituzluk
Magyarsótartó
Հայերենաղաման
日本語塩入れ
ქართულისამარილე
Latinasalinum
Македонскисоларник
Nederlandszoutvaatje
Polskisolniczka
Portuguêssaleiro
Românăsolniță
Русскийсолонка
Slovenčinasoľnička
Српскиtuzluk
Türkçetuzluk

Examples

Near-synonym: salt cellar
“So she cut the crusts from a pair of chicken sandwiches and set them on a tray along with a saltshaker, a white peach, and a King James bible, and I climbed the stairs to his room.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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