salmis

[ sal-mee; French sal-mee ]

/ ˈsæl mi; French salˈmi /

noun, plural sal·mis [sal-mee; French sal-mee] /ˈsæl mi; French salˈmi/.

Nearby words

sallyport, salmagundi, salmanazar, salmeterol xinafoate, salmi, salmis, salmon, salmon brick, salmon ladder, salmon pink, salmon river mountains

Definition for salmis (2 of 2)

salmi

[ sal-mee ]

/ ˈsæl mi /

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

How gladly would you not exchange these souffls and salmis for a rump-steak and onions in the back-parlour of the Ducrow's Head!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846|Various
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
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for salmis

salmi

salmis

/ (ˈsælmɪ) /

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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