Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Wednesday Word: Salmagundi


salmagundi |ˌsalməˈgəndē|noun ( pl. -dis )a dish of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, andseasoning.• a general mixture; a miscellaneous collection.ORIGIN from French salmigondis, of unknownorigin.

Just another word for mishmash.


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2 comments:

  1. ChrisSeptember 24, 2014 at 10:42 AM

    Not one I'm familiar with. Now I'm wondering if the Crash Test Dummies lyric I always thought was "Solomon Grundy" was actually this word...

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    1. Lou HarperSeptember 24, 2014 at 8:39 PM

      Lol, it's entirely possible. To this day I'm convinced that the Beatles' Yellow Submarine has some Hungarian in it.

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