salsugo

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

salsūgo (collat. form salsĭlāgo, Plin. 31, 7, 42, § 92; 18, 12, 32, § 124), ĭnis, f. [salsus],

I saltness , brackishness , Vitr. 1, 4; Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 176; 19, 5, 26, § 84 al.: terra salsuginis, i. e. a desert , Vulg. Job, 39, 6; id. Jer. 17, 6.—

II Transf., salt-water , brine , Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 85; 31, 7, 42, § 92.