solomon gundy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A pâté of pickled, salted, smoked red herring or other fish, minced and spiced with peppers and seasonings, popular as an appetizer in Jamaican cuisine.
Uncountable
noun
Alternative form of salmagundi (“dish of meat, fish, onions, oil and vinegar, etc”).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[This dish,] Solomon Gundy, is described by Johnson, in his Dictionary, as a compound of chopped meat, pickled herrings, onions, oil, vinegar, and pepper."
- "“Solomon Gundy” is a heavy cold salad of any various meats, boiled eggs, salt fish or anchovies, olives, onions or other vegetables, dressed with oil, ..."
- "Walker's Wood produces Solomon Gundy, a fish pâté that's a popular dip and appetizer."
- "Solomon Gundy is a traditional Jamaican dish, a pâté made with smoked herring that we eat with crackers."
- "“Perhaps she is mistaking salmagundi for Solomon Gundy, a kind of pickled fish paste from Jamaica.” I listened intently. My stepmother did have a lot of information stored under that white mobcap, […]"
- "Appetizers of solomon gundy, homemade paté and Nova Scotia smoked salmon are exquisite."
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Wiktionary places this term in Food.