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salmagundi
sal·ma·gun·di S0043800 (săl′mə-gŭn′dē)n. pl. sal·ma·gun·dis 1. A salad of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, and assorted fruits and vegetables, often arranged in rows on lettuce and served with vinegar and oil.2. A mixture or assortment; a potpourri. [French salmigondis, probably from Old French salemine, salted food (from Vulgar Latin *salāmen; see salami) + Old French condir, to season (from Latin condīre; see condiment).]salmagundi (ˌsælməˈɡʌndɪ) or salmagundyn1. (Cookery) a mixed salad dish of cooked meats, eggs, beetroot, etc, popular in 18th-century England2. a miscellany; potpourri[C17: from French salmigondis, perhaps from Italian salami conditi pickled salami]sal•ma•gun•di (ˌsæl məˈgʌn di) n., pl. -dis. 1. a salad dish of chopped meats, cubed poultry or fish, eggs, onions, anchovies, and other ingredients. 2. any mixture or miscellany. [1665–75; < Middle French salmingondin (later salmigondis), compound based on salemine salted food (see salami) and condir to season (see condiment)] salmagundi - First a dish of chopped meat and eggs, highly seasoned and served with lemon juice and olive oil.See also related terms for olive oil.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | salmagundi - 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"assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, smorgasbord, variety, mixtureaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a wholegrab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous itemswitches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew - a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew"range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag - a motley assortment of thingsalphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies"sampler - an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets" | | 2. | salmagundi - cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressingsalad - food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens |
salmagundinounA collection of various things:assortment, conglomeration, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, variety.Slang: grab bag.salmagundi
Synonyms for salmagundinoun a collection of various thingsSynonyms- assortment
- conglomeration
- gallimaufry
- hodgepodge
- jumble
- medley
- mélange
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- mixture
- olio
- patchwork
- potpourri
- variety
- grab bag
Synonyms for salmagundinoun a collection containing a variety of sorts of thingsSynonyms- assortment
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mixed bag
- motley
- potpourri
- smorgasbord
- variety
- mixture
Related Words- aggregation
- collection
- accumulation
- assemblage
- grab bag
- witches' brew
- witches' broth
- witch's brew
- range
- selection
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- melange
- mingle-mangle
- mishmash
- oddments
- odds and ends
- omnium-gatherum
- ragbag
- alphabet soup
- sampler
noun cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressingRelated Words |