salami
noun
sa·la·mi sə-ˈlä-mē 
: a highly seasoned sausage of pork and beef either dried or fresh
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Panigacci, cooked as flat discs, can be served savory, with cheese and salami, or sweet, with chocolate. 
Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 These include lettuce in Australia, onions and salami in Japan, and even bottled beer in Germany, sending businesses scrambling to find alternatives to feed their customers. Fortune, 19 June 2022 Sriracha is just the latest item on a growing list of foods in short supply around the world, which includes chicken, popcorn, salami and fries. Fortune, 9 June 2022 In a large mixing bowl, toss together the rice, salami, provolone, green onions, capers, arugula, and half the herbs. Colu Henry, Vogue, 26 May 2022 Lunches are almost always variations on wraps—there are endless combinations to be had with hummus, a good hard cheese, and some salami. Kathryn Miles, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2019 Our newspaper was as important to them as bread, milk and salami. Efim Marmer, WSJ, 18 May 2022 Sink your teeth into Maceo's popular muffalettas, a cold cut sandwich with Italian salami, provolone cheese, ham and the family’s secret olive dressing. Adrianne Reece, Chron, 12 May 2022 Handmade pasta shaped like knots are stuffed with pork loin, ham, Mortadella salami, Parmigiano cheese, eggs and nutmeg, and thrown in a thick capon broth. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022 See More
Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 These include lettuce in Australia, onions and salami in Japan, and even bottled beer in Germany, sending businesses scrambling to find alternatives to feed their customers. Fortune, 19 June 2022 Sriracha is just the latest item on a growing list of foods in short supply around the world, which includes chicken, popcorn, salami and fries. Fortune, 9 June 2022 In a large mixing bowl, toss together the rice, salami, provolone, green onions, capers, arugula, and half the herbs. Colu Henry, Vogue, 26 May 2022 Lunches are almost always variations on wraps—there are endless combinations to be had with hummus, a good hard cheese, and some salami. Kathryn Miles, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2019 Our newspaper was as important to them as bread, milk and salami. Efim Marmer, WSJ, 18 May 2022 Sink your teeth into Maceo's popular muffalettas, a cold cut sandwich with Italian salami, provolone cheese, ham and the family’s secret olive dressing. Adrianne Reece, Chron, 12 May 2022 Handmade pasta shaped like knots are stuffed with pork loin, ham, Mortadella salami, Parmigiano cheese, eggs and nutmeg, and thrown in a thick capon broth. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Italian, plural of salame salami, from salare to salt, from sale salt, from Latin sal — more at salt
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
salami
noun
sa·la·mi sə-ˈlä-mē
: a large spicy sausage of pork and beef that is usually eaten cold
salamis
noun
as in frankfurters
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