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brines

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/bɹaɪnz/ English

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noun

  1. Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.“Do you want a can of tuna in oil or in brine?”
  2. The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.

verb

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

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