salt and pepper

adjective

Mixed black and white.

“His beard, once black, was now salt and pepper.”

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Meanings

adjectivesalt and pepper (not comparable)

alternative salt-and-pepper

  1. not comparableMixed black and white.

    His beard, once black, was now salt and pepper.

    1 more example

    the salt-and-pepper effect on an untuned television screen

Translations

Bulgarian прошарен
  • прошарен (prošaren)mixed black and white
Chinese Mandarin 花白
  • 花白 (huābái)mixed black and white
Italian brizzolato
  • brizzolatomixed black and white
Japanese 胡麻塩
  • 胡麻塩 (goma shio)mixed black and white
Persian جو گندمی
  • جو گندمی (jow-gandomi)mixed black and white
Polish szpakowaty
  • szpakowatymixed black and white
Spanish pelicano, entrecano
  • pelicanomixed black and white
  • entrecanomixed black and white
Swedish gråsprängd, svartvit
  • gråsprängdmixed black and white
  • svartvitmixed black and white
Welsh pupur a halen
  • pupur a halenmixed black and white
Cite this entry
APA

salt and pepper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20and%20pepper

MLA

“salt and pepper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20and%20pepper. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salt and pepper,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20and%20pepper.

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