salmi

[sal-mee] Origin

sal·mi

[sal-mee]
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 is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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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 salmigondissalmagundi]
 
salmis or salmis (ˈsælmɪ, -mɪ)
 
n
 
[C18: from French, shortened form of salmigondissalmagundi]

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salami
"salted, flavored It. sausage," 1852, from It. salami, pl. of salame "spiced pork sausage," from V.L. *salamen, from *salare "to salt," from L. sal (gen. salis) "salt" (see salt).
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