noun
Origin: It, pl. of salame, preserved meat, salt pork < VL *salamen, for LL salsamen, salted food < L salsus: see sauce
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noun pl. sa·la·mis
Origin:
Origin: Italian
Origin: , pl. of salame, salami
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *salāmen
Origin: , from *salāre, to salt
Origin: , from Latin sāl, salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots
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