'Salmagundi' definitions:
Definition of 'salmagundi'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley]
noun
Cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing
Definition of 'Salmagundi'
From: GCIDE
- Salmagundi \Sal`ma*gun"di\, n. [F. salmigondis, of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. salgama condita, pl.; salgama pickles + condita preserved (see Condite); or from the Countess Salmagondi, lady of honor to Maria de Medici, who is said to have invented it; or cf. It. salame salt meat, and F. salmis a ragout.]
- 1. A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'salmagundi'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- all sorts,
- ambrosia,
- aspic,
- assemblage,
- assortment,
- broad spectrum,
- Caesar salad,
- chef salad,
- cole slaw,
- combination salad,
- conglomeration,
- crab Louis,
- fruit salad,
- gallimaufry,
- green salad,
- hash,
- herring salad,
- hodgepodge,
- hotchpot,
- hotchpotch,
- Jell-O salad,
- jumble,
- macaroni salad,
- magpie,
- mash,
- medley,
- melange,
- mess,
- mingle-mangle,
- miscellany,
- mishmash,
- mix,
- mixed bag,
- odds and ends,
- olio,
- olla podrida,
- omnium-gatherum,
- pasticcio,
- pastiche,
- patchwork,
- potato salad,
- potpourri,
- salad,
- salade,
- sauce,
- scramble,
- slaw,
- stew,
- tossed salad,
- Waldorf salad,
- what you will