"oversalt" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-oversalt.wav Forms: oversalts [present, singular, third-person], oversalting [participle, present], oversalted [participle, past], oversalted [past]
Etymology: From over- + salt. Etymology templates: {{af|en|over-|salt|pos=verb}} over- + salt Head templates: {{en-verb}} oversalt (third-person singular simple present oversalts, present participle oversalting, simple past and past participle oversalted)
  1. (cooking) To add too much salt to (something)

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