sea salt

noun

: a type of salt that is made from seawater and is used in cooking

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And then there’s sea salt, made from evaporated seawater and has trace amounts of minerals. — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 This fragrance features bergamot, sea salt, and vetiver, offering a light, breezy, and clean scent with hints of citrus and an anchoring woody note. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 26 Aug. 2026 One side for flaky sea salt, the other for red pepper flakes. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026 Here, sea salt is hand-harvested from the salty waters of Netarts Bay. — Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sea salt

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“Sea salt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20salt. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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