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salmagundi definition

sal·ma·gundi (sal′mə gun)

noun

  1. a dish of chopped meat, eggs, etc. flavored with onions, anchovies, vinegar, and oil
  2. any mixture or medley

Etymology: Fr salmigondis, earlier salmigondin, altered < ? It salame conditi, preserved pickled meat < salame (see salami) + conditi < pp. of condire, to flavor, preserve < L, to preserve, pickle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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