Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salami

/ˌsəˈlɑmi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: sala-mi
IPA: /ˌsəˈlɑmi/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The penis.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"To this day Katie thought wistfully of the night in his apartment when his salami had split her loins sending her into a state of sexual ecstasy unmatched in human history."

Etymology

From Italian salami, plural of salame (“salami”), from sale (“salt”), from Latin sal.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: salami

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsəˈlɑmi/
British English: /səˈlɑːmi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

salamis (plural) salame (alternative)

Phrases

grand salami hide the salami salami attack salami publication salami publishing salami-slice salami slicing salami tactics

Rhymes With

tommy mommy tsunami ami swami rami commie murakami balmy tommie pastrami minami

Questions

How do you pronounce salami?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsəˈlɑmi/.
What does salami mean?: A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.
Where does salami come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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