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Lake.

brine (saltwater used for pickling)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlaːkə/
  1. brine (saltwater used for pickling)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German lāke, from Old Saxon laca, from Proto-West Germanic *laku, from Proto-Germanic *lakō (“lake, pool”). Originally the same word as Lache (“puddle”), which see for more.

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