brine

Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaɪ̯n/

The English word “brine” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.

verb

To preserve food in a salt solution.
To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution.

Etymology

From Middle English brine, bryne, from Old English brīne, from Proto-West Germanic *brīnā, from Proto-Germanic *brīnǭ (“salt water, brine”) (compare Scots brime, West Frisian brein, Dutch brijn (“brine”), West Flemish brijne), of unknown ultimate origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (“to cut, maim”). Cognates include Old Irish ro·bria (“may hurt, damage”), Latin friāre (“to rub,…

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