Word of the Day:
salmagundi
What It Means
A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
Hence, any mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany.
Salmagundi in Context
“This is not, however, a mere salmagundi of alphabetical arcana.”
Did You Know?
From French salmigondis (“seasoned salt meats”), from Middle French salmigondin, probably related to Middle French salomene (“hodgepodge of meats or fish cooked in wine”), from Old French salemine.
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