salmagundi
Plural: salmagundis
Noun
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing
- A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
- Hence, any mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany.
Origin / Etymology
From French salmigondis (“seasoned salt meats”), from Middle French salmigondin, probably related to Middle French salomene (“hodgepodge of meats or fish cooked in wine”), from Old French salemine.
Synonyms
assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, smorgasbord, variety, olio
Scrabble Score: 14
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