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salmagundi
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As a noun, salmagundi means a food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
Meanings of salmagundi
4 meaningsnoun
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.
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”
Similar: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, varietyCooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressingfood
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