salami

[ suh-lah-mee ]

/ səˈlɑ mi /

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noun

a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.

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Origin of salami

1850–55; <Italian, plural of salame<Vulgar Latin *salāmen, equivalent to *salā(re) to salt + Latin -men noun suffix; see sal

Words nearby salami

salal, Salam, Salamanca, salamander, Salambria, salami, Salamis, sal ammoniac, salariat, salaried, salary

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How to use salami in a sentence

Make the most out of your tailgating session and bring savory items like salami and cheese, and a stove so you can heat up some soup.
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So you reluctantly throw the whole board in the microwave and watch as it spins and is destroyed by milky meat water collecting around the once-beautiful slices of soppressata and salami.
The Centers for Disease Control Hopes You Can Enjoy a Boiled Charcuterie Board|Elazar Sontag|August 25, 2021|Eater
This article is adapted from one written by Ladan Salami on IranWire.
A Who’s Who of Iran’s Favorite Palestinian Terrorists|IranWire|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Phillip also orders us a mixed meat and cheese platter with aged comté, Alsacian tomme, chèvre, salami, and duck confit.
Look Out! There’s a Craft-Beer Revolution Taking Over France|Jeff Campagna|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And food was largely the work of women, with the exception of salami and wine, which the men always made.
A Young Chef Travels to Calabria, Italy, and Learns the Old Ways of Cooking|Curtis Stone|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The end of the war on salami will come as welcome relief to Americans like Rey Knight.
The War on Salami Finally Ends!|David Frum|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In this case, Burghoff, usually only a mediocre player, got it right: “salami.”
A Kiss Goodbye to Richard Dawson|Rebecca Dana|June 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There were sandwiches of salami and anchovies, purple and white figs, a fiasco of red wine from Solcio.
Shadows of Flames|Amelie Rives
Hams, salami and bunches of herbs hung from the smoky rafters.
Ragna|Anna Miller Costantini
It came like salami, in a tube, and was nothing but congealed blood from animals.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
She was dandling a sad baby while the sad baby sucked a disk of salami, heavy with spices.
Across the Fruited Plain|Florence Crannell Means
She fed him as he drove, slicing cheese and putting it on crackers with bits of olive or pepper or salami.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for salami

salami

/ (səˈlɑːmɪ) /

noun

a highly seasoned type of sausage, usually flavoured with garlic

Word Origin for salami

C19: from Italian, plural of salame, from Vulgar Latin salāre (unattested) to salt, from Latin sal salt

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