Salami Definition

sə-lämē
salamis
noun
A highly spiced, salted sausage, orig. Italian, of pork and beef, or of beef alone.
Webster's New World
(baseball) A grand slam.
Wiktionary

(slang) A penis.

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Other Word Forms of Salami

Noun

Singular:
salami
Plural:
Salamis 1

Origin of Salami

  • Italian pl. of salame salami from Vulgar Latin salāmen from salāre to salt from Latin sāl salt sal- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian, plural of salame (“salami"). From sale (“salt"), from Latin sal.

    From Wiktionary

Salami Sentence Examples

  • There were exotic cheeses, a crusty baguette, hard salami and melon wrapped in prosciutto.

  • Tom sneaks below to steal some salami out of the kitchen.

  • Trent lives rather on its historical souvenirs than on its industries, which are not very extensive, viticulture, silk-spinning and the preparation of salami (a strongly spiced kind of Italian sausage) being the chief.

  • Nigel Slater's delicious summer salads Britain's best food writer mixes up fresh beans and peas, juicy melons and silky salami.

  • Baked potatoes with onions, peppers, tomatoes and peppered salami in pesto.

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Words Starting With

SSASAL

Words Ending With

IMIAMI

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With I