"salty tooth" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-salty tooth.wav
Etymology: By analogy with sweet tooth. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} salty tooth (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic, only in singular, uncommon) A liking for foods that are salty. Tags: idiomatic, singular, uncommon, uncountable Coordinate_terms: sour tooth, sweet tooth, spicy tooth
    Sense id: en-salty_tooth-en-noun-qHnqh4ek Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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