salmagundi
Americannoun
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a mixed dish consisting usually of cubed poultry or fish, chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, oil, etc., often served as a salad.
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any mixture or miscellany.
noun
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a mixed salad dish of cooked meats, eggs, beetroot, etc, popular in 18th-century England
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a miscellany; potpourri
Etymology
Origin of salmagundi
1665–75; < Middle French salmingondin (later salmigondis ), compound based on salemine salted food ( see salami) and condir to season ( see condiment)
Example Sentences
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The result is a salmagundi of boilerplate #MeToo musings, wannabe bad girl confessions and elliptical woo-speak dressed up as deep thoughts, at which Woolf is exceptionally adept.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022
This combination of bitter, savory and sweet results in a satisfying literary salmagundi that delves into serious and timely topics without taking itself too seriously.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2017
Early on, the platform was a salmagundi of out-of-focus lifecasts.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 8, 2014
Pugacheva's act is a salmagundi of recycled Pink Floyd instrumentals, a sort of sunflower delicacy grafted from Joni Mitchell and chanteuse dramaturgy.
From Time Magazine Archive
They had caviar now, and salmagundi, and sausage and cheese, besides salad and fruit and biscuit and cake.
From Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates by Dodge, Mary Mapes
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