Salmagundi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsal.məˈɡʌn.di/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Salmagundi is a noun meaning A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
Meaning
A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
More Meanings
- Hence, any mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany.
Example Sentences
This is not, however, a mere salmagundi of alphabetical arcana.
Partly too it reflected the nature of Revolutionary politics throughout the 1790s, which was invariably a kind of inspired bricolage, which involved yoking together a wide range of pre-existent elements into an unanticipated and constantly changing salmagundi of political forms.
Word Forms
- salmagundis
- salmagundy
Synonyms for salmagundi
Depending on context, synonyms include miscellany, olio, potpourri.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include olio, salmagundy, solomongundy, salmi, salmoriglio, gallimaufry.
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