Category:Salmagundi

Sal`ma*gun"di, n. Etym: [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.

2. Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a Potpourri; a miscellany. W. Irving.