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salmagundi

[ sal-muh-guhn-dee ]

noun

  1. a mixed dish consisting usually of cubed poultry or fish, chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, oil, etc., often served as a salad.
  2. any mixture or miscellany.


salmagundi

/ ˌsælməˈɡʌndɪ /

noun

  1. a mixed salad dish of cooked meats, eggs, beetroot, etc, popular in 18th-century England
  2. a miscellany; potpourri
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of salmagundi1

1665–75; < Middle French salmingondin (later salmigondis ), compound based on salemine salted food ( salami ) and condir to season ( condiment )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salmagundi1

C17: from French salmigondis, perhaps from Italian salami conditi pickled salami
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Example Sentences

I called it the Salmagundi, which means anything made out of spare parts.

A feeling crept over me, one not unlike the feeling I'd had when I realized that they'd turned poor old Salmagundi into a traitor.

They had caviare now, and salmagundi, and sausage and cheese, besides salad and fruit and biscuit and cake.

I'm glad I didn't, though a lot of the Salmagundi men go over there and like it.

"Oh, that's the place where the Salmagundi Club used to meet," cried Hanny, with eager interest.

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