salami

noun

sa·​la·​mi sə-ˈlä-mē How to pronounce salami (audio)
: a highly seasoned sausage of pork and beef either dried or fresh

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The same thing happens with enchilada, a McDonald's chicken burger, mac and cheese, pasta, and salami, with Smith heard laughing after each of the critic's reactions. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 Menu Cuisine: Italian What to order: The Mama K Supreme (pepperoni, ground beef, sausage, peppers and onions, mushrooms and salami) and a side Greek salad. Melissa Oyler and, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025 The buffet style menu includes polenta to combine with Aosta Valley meats, lasagna, mixed salad, and local salami and cheeses. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 This combo of salami and Italian sausage with San Marzano tomatoes and mozzarella gets my chef’s kiss. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salami

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian, plural of salame "cured salted and seasoned pork sausage," from sale "salt" (going back to Latin sal-, sāl) + -ame "things made from or containing (the material denoted by the preceding element)," going back to Latin -āmen, from -ā-, verb stem formative + -men, resultative noun suffix — more at salt entry 1

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of salami was in 1850

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“Salami.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salami. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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salami

noun
sa·​la·​mi sə-ˈläm-ē How to pronounce salami (audio)
: highly seasoned sausage of pork and beef

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