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salmis
sal·mis
/
ˈsæl
mi;
French
salˈmi
/
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[
sal
-mee;
French
s
a
l-
mee
]
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noun,
plural
sal·mis
/
-mi
;
French
-ˈmi
/
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[
-mee
;
French
-
mee
]
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.
salmi
.
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sal·mi
/
ˈsæl
mi
/
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[
sal
-mee
]
Show IPA
noun
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
Also,
salmis
.
Origin:
1750–60;
<
French,
short for
salmigondis
salamagundi
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salmi
or
salmis
(ˈsælmɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-mis
a ragout of game stewed in a rich brown sauce
[C18: from French, shortened form of
salmigondis
salmagundi
]
salmis
or
salmis
(ˈsælmɪ, -mɪ)
—
n
[C18: from French, shortened form of
salmigondis
salmagundi
]
salmi
or
salmis
(ˈsælmɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-mis
a ragout of game stewed in a rich brown sauce
[C18: from French, shortened form of
salmigondis
salmagundi
]
salmis
or
salmis
(ˈsælmɪ, -mɪ)
—
n
[C18: from French, shortened form of
salmigondis
salmagundi
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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