salami

[ suh-lah-mee ]

/ səˈlɑ mi /

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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

ham, turkey, bologna, lunchmeat

Nearby words

Origin of salami

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

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Examples from the Web for salami

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

Example: “Tonight, she aimed her gyrating hips straight at Salami Boy.”
Snooki Dictionary for Her Book, A Shore Thing|Jaimie Etkin|January 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
While he was speaking, she drew their luncheon from her ample pockets: hard rye bread and Salami, a sausage as hard as the bread.
The Immigrant Tide, Its Ebb and Flow|Edward A. Steiner
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
It came like salami, in a tube, and was nothing but congealed blood from animals.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
German Salami: This sausage will be much appreciated by people who like the smoky flavor of ham and bacon.
Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913|Various
Hams, salami and bunches of herbs hung from the smoky rafters.
Ragna|Anna Miller Costantini

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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Word Origin and History for salami

salami

"salted, flavored Italian sausage," 1852, from Italian salami, plural of salame "spiced pork sausage," from Vulgar Latin *salamen, from *salare "to salt," from Latin sal (genitive salis) "salt" (see salt (n.)).