salmis

[sal-mee; French sal-mee]

noun, plural sal·mis

[sal-mee; French sal-mee] /ˈsæl mi; French salˈmi/.

salmi.

salmi

[sal-mee]

noun

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

Also salmis.

Origin of salmi

1750–60; < French, short for salmigondis salamagundi

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Examples from the Web for salmis

Historical Examples of salmis

Very often a duck is baked, especially to make a salmis with it.
Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks
Pierre Blot
This morning I had a salmis of rats—it was excellent—something between frog and rabbit.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
Henry Labouchre
Who, indeed, in these degenerate days would hesitate between an ode and an omelette, a sonnet and a salmis?
A Critic in Pall Mall
Oscar Wilde
We drove a couple of miles past reedy lagoons to Salmis, the port, and there got on board a coaster, which was waiting.
Through Arctic Lapland
Cutcliffe Hyne
Salmis of partridge; sauce aux champignons, said George, licking his lips, and looking wistfully after the birds.
The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery
Samuel Adams Drake

British Dictionary definitions for salmis

salmi

salmis

noun plural -mis (-mɪ)

a ragout of game stewed in a rich brown sauce

Word Origin for salmi

C18: from French, shortened form of salmigondis salmagundi

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