salant
French, adjective/sa.lɑ̃/
salant is spelled S-A-L-A-N-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 115,758th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salant is a French adjective meaning “saline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of saler. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui produit du sel”.
What does salant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
saline
verb
- 1
present participle of saler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui produit du sel.
noun: 1. Salin, terrain proche de la mer présentant des efflorescences de sel.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of salant
- salante feminine
- salants masculine plural
- salantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce salant?
- /sa.lɑ̃/
- \sa.lɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is salant in French?
salant appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).