| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| salmagundi |
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| SYLLABICATION: | sal·ma·gun·di |
| PRONUNCIATION: | s l m -g n d |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. sal·ma·gun·dis 1. A salad of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, and onions, often arranged in rows on lettuce and served with vinegar and oil. 2. A mixture or assortment; a potpourri. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French salmigondis, probably from : Old French salemine, salted food (from Vulgar Latin *sal men; see salami) + Old French condir, to season (from Latin cond re; see condiment).
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