Definition of salmagundi

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sal·ma·gun·di    (slm-gnd) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. sal·ma·gun·dis

1. A salad of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, and onions, often arranged in rows on lettuce and served with vinegar and oil.
2. A mixture or assortment; a potpourri.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French salmigondis, probably from : Old French salemine, salted food (from Vulgar Latin *salmen; see salami) + Old French condir, to season (from Latin condre; see condiment)