salami
salami definition
sa·lami (sə lä′mē)
noun
a highly spiced, salted sausage, orig. Italian, of pork and beef, or of beef alone
Etymology: It, pl. of salame, preserved meat, salt pork < VL *salamen, for LL salsamen, salted food < L salsus: see sauce
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