Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish salmiak, ultimately from a confluence of Latin sal armoniacum and Latin sal ammoniacum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑlmiɑkːi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lmiˌɑ̝kːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑkːi
- Hyphenation(key): sal‧mi‧ak‧ki
Noun
salmiakki
- salty licorice, salty liquorice
Salmiakista ei pidä, ellei siitä opi pitämään. You can't like salty licorice without learning to like it. - (mineralogy, chemistry, archaic) sal ammoniac
Synonym: ammoniumkloridi - (colloquial) rhombus (shape)
Synonyms: salmiakkiruutu, vinoneliö, neljäkäs
