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salamis

salamis is the plural of salami.

Meaning of salami

Noun

salami (countable and uncountable, plural salamis)

  1. A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.
  2. A grand slam.
  3. (slang) The penis.
    • To this day Katie thought wistfully of the night in his apartment when his salami had split her loins sending her into a state of sexual ecstasy unmatched in human history.2001, Bob Drews, Sandman, page 101

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Proper noun capitalized: Salamis

Salamis

  1. The largest island in the Saronic Gulf, near Athens, Greece, where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place.
  2. An ancient Greek city in Cyprus.
  3. (Greek) A nymph, the daughter of Asopus and Metope, who was carried away by Poseidon to the island that bears her name.

Origin of salamis

From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).

Phrases with salamis

Questions about salamis

What does salamis mean?
Salamis means the largest island in the Saronic Gulf, near Athens, Greece, where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place.
What is salamis the plural of?
Salamis is the plural of salami.
What part of speech is salamis?
Salamis is a proper noun.

Words near salamis in the dictionary

  1. salami-slicing
  2. Salamieh
  3. salaming
  4. Salaminian
  5. Salaminians
  6. salamis
  7. Salamiyah
  8. salammoniac
  9. Salamo
  10. Salamone
  11. Salamones

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