Salmagundi \Sal`ma*gun"di\, n. [F. salmigondis, of uncertain
origin; perhaps from L. salgama condita, pl.; salgama pickles
+ condita preserved (see Condite); or from the Countess
Salmagondi, lady of honor to Maria de Medici, who is said to
have invented it; or cf. It. salame salt meat, and F. salmis
a ragout.]
1. A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil,
vinegar, pepper, and onions. --Johnson.
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2. Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or
medley; a potpourri; a miscellany. --W. Irving.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
salmagundi
n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a
variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of
religions" [syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany,
miscellanea, variety, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley]
2: cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in
rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing
WordNet (r) 2.0
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "salmagundi":
Caesar salad, Jell-O salad, Waldorf salad, all sorts, ambrosia,
aspic, assemblage, assortment, broad spectrum, chef salad,
cole slaw, combination salad, conglomeration, crab Louis,
fruit salad, gallimaufry, green salad, hash, herring salad,
hodgepodge, hotchpot, hotchpotch, jumble, macaroni salad, magpie,
mash, medley, melange, mess, mingle-mangle, miscellany, mishmash,
mix, mixed bag, odds and ends, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum,
pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork, potato salad, potpourri, salad,
salade, sauce, scramble, slaw, stew, tossed salad, what you will
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, smorgasbord, variety
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