salmagundi
/ˌsæl.məˈɡʌn.di/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Hence, any mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "This is not, however, a mere salmagundi of alphabetical arcana."
Etymology
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsæl.məˈɡʌn.di/
- British English: /ˌsal.məˈɡʌn.di/