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Synonyms for salmagundi

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sal-muh-guhn-dee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsæl məˈgʌn di

Définition of salmagundi

Origin :
  • 1670s, from French salmigondis (16c.), originally "seasoned salt meats" (cf. French salmis "salted meats"), from Middle French salmigondin (16c.), of uncertain origin; Watkins derives it from Latin sal "salt" + condire "to season, flavor." Probably related to or influenced by Old French salemine "hodgepodge of meats or fish cooked in wine," which was borrowed in Middle English as salomene (early 14c.). Figurative sense of "mixture of various ingredients" is from 1761; it was the title of Washington Irving's satirical publication (1807-08). In dialect, salmon-gundy, solomon-gundy..
  • noun miscellany
Example sentences :
  • I'm glad I didn't, though a lot of the Salmagundi men go over there and like it.
  • Extract from : « Kenny » by Leona Dalrymple
  • This is very simple jesting, but at that time it was very effective in a town that enjoyed the high spirits of Salmagundi.
  • Extract from : « Literary and Social Essays » by George William Curtis
  • He became a friend of W. Irving, and was part author with him of Salmagundi—a continuation of which by himself proved a failure.
  • Extract from : « A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature » by John W. Cousin
  • They had caviare now, and salmagundi, and sausage and cheese, besides salad and fruit and biscuit and cake.
  • Extract from : « Hans Brinker » by Mary Mapes Dodge
  • In 1820 Salmagundi says that "one of the editors of the Port Folio was discharged—for writing common-sense."
  • Extract from : « The Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors 1741-1850 » by Albert Smyth
  • Washington Irving's first literary adventure was the publication of Salmagundi.
  • Extract from : « The Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors 1741-1850 » by Albert Smyth
  • I called it the Salmagundi, which means anything made out of spare parts.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • A feeling crept over me, one not unlike the feeling I'd had when I realized that they'd turned poor old Salmagundi into a traitor.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • They had caviar now, and salmagundi, and sausage and cheese, besides salad and fruit and biscuit and cake.
  • Extract from : « Hans Brinker » by Mary Mapes Dodge
  • This Aunt Sarah made frequently, being a frugal housewife, and called "Salmagundi."
  • Extract from : « Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" » by Edith M. Thomas

Antonyms for salmagundi

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