salt

noun/sɔːlt/CEFR A1

লবণ

Meaning

A white substance used to add taste to food.

Example sentences

The soup needs more salt.স্যুপে আরও লবণ দরকার।
Add a little salt to the rice.ভাতে একটু লবণ দাও।

Similar words, and what each means

cure
লবণ বা ধোঁয়া দিয়ে খাবার সংরক্ষণ করা
To preserve meat or fish using salt, smoke, or drying.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

saltyadjectiveনোনতা, লবণাক্ত

“salt” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The cook is tasting the curry to check the salt.
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Take that Facebook post with a pinch of salt until a newspaper confirms it.
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Add a little salt to the curry.
Few, A Few, Little, A Little →

Where this word is used

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“salt” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • মুখোশধারী নৃত্যোৎসব, ছদ্মবেশী উৎসব
- • লবণ
- • আত্মকেন্দ্রিকতা, অহংবোধ
- • ন্যাপি, শিশুর মলমূত্র শোষণকারী কাপড়
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লবণ — salt (noun) — লবণ. A white substance used to add taste to food.
Which word is closest in meaning to “salt”?
- • bonnet
- • marker
- • cure
- • wife
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cure — cure — লবণ বা ধোঁয়া দিয়ে খাবার সংরক্ষণ করা. To preserve meat or fish using salt, smoke, or drying.

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