salmi

American  

[sal-mee] / ˈsæl mi /

noun

1. a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.

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salmi British  

/ ˈsælmɪ /

noun

1. a ragout of game stewed in a rich brown sauce

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Etymology

Origin of salmi

1750–60; < French, short for salmigondis salmagundi ( def. )

Example Sentences

Isn't it a good salmi?" she said; "I made it for you.

From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace

"Yes, but never mind about her; you promised me a salmi of partridges if you found your man with the secret—you see—I didn't say, your man from Pontoise."

From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de

The remains from the first cooked mutton, in form of curry, mince, salmi, or sauté, will be a second dish with your fowl.

From Culture and Cooking Art in the Kitchen by Owen, Catherine

And Toff, entering at the moment to lay the cloth, answered respectfully, "Hurry the young person, sir, or the salmi will be spoilt."

From The Fallen Leaves by Collins, Wilkie

Helping himself without loss of time to the salmi, he ate away, like one whose appetite had suffered a sore trial from suspense.

From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Lever, Charles James