No. 14,943 in German
salzig
Salzig means "salty" in English.
In a sentence
Das Meerwasser ist sehr salzig.
The seawater is very salty.
The word 'salzig' describes the physical property of the taste or chemical nature of seawater.
Die Suppe schmeckt etwas salzig.
The soup tastes a bit salty.
Here 'salzig' indicates the taste profile of the soup being slightly too salty for the palate.
Ihre Bemerkung war ziemlich salzig.
Her remark was quite salty.
In this case, 'salzig' is used metaphorically to describe someone's witty or acerbic comment.
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