salmagundi

sal·ma·gun·di  (slm-gnd)

n. 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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[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).]

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salmagundi, salmagundy [ˌsælməˈgʌndɪ]

n

1. (Cookery) a mixed salad dish of cooked meats, eggs, beetroot, etc., popular in 18th-century England

2. a miscellany; potpourri

[from French salmigondis, perhaps from Italian salami conditi pickled salami]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	salmagundi - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, smorgasbord, variety, mixture aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole grab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous items witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth - a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew" range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection" selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes" farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag - a motley assortment of things alphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies" sampler - an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"
	2.	salmagundi - cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing salad - food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens